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John W. James III

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Founder & Managing Director at Venture Studio Services
📍 Greater Philadelphia, United States

John is a founder and CEO with a 30-year career specializing in prepaid payment solutions and venture consulting. He leverages extensive experience, including advising major automotive firms like GM and Ford, to build innovative products and drive business growth. People who have worked with him describe him as innovative, professional, and highly driven.

His personal and professional lives are guided by his Christian faith, focusing on helping other Christian founders succeed. John is a father and is also involved in leveraging payment technology to enhance efficiency in charitable giving. His network is strongly rooted in the Detroit business community.

He founded a venture studio with the explicit mission of helping Christian entrepreneurs build "His Kingdom. "

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Experience
33 Years
Current Role
Founder & Managing Director
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Philadelphia, United States
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Priorities

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Prepaid Payments
As the Founder & CEO of Four Corner Payments, he is a subject matter expert in creating end-to-end payment solutions for businesses.
Faith-based Investing
His work with Venture Studio Services and Kingdom Ventures is dedicated to helping Christian founders and creating a "parallel economy" rooted in faith.
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Career

Work history

1-2023
Founder & Managing Director
Venture Studio Services
6-2019
Board Member & Senior Advisor
VillageUp, Inc.
3-2015
Founder & CEO
Four Corner Payments
4-2013 - 3-2015
Account Executive
AchieveGlobal
3-2007 - 12-2009
Enterprise Sales Executive
Springbok Services
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Education
1984 - 1988
BA
Pepperdine University
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