VOLVOX, Inc. ~ Leader Profiles

 The leaders of VOLVOX, Inc., are Jo Lee Loveland Link and John W. Loveland Link.  Integration of their diverse backgrounds and expertise results in a synergy with significant benefits for clients.

 Jo Lee Loveland Link has an extensive background in development of organizational strategy, enterprise change, and strategy-guided improvement.  With her guidance, some organizations have devised their first strategic vision; others have moved with a quantum leap from once-serviceable business plans into future-focused, opportunity positions better suited to their new environments.   An important feature of her work is her ability to integrate organizational knowledge from all levels into a cohesive, aligned, and powerful enterprise strategy.   Her track record of successful engagements reveals executive visions aligned with broad organizational commitment.  To advance all initiatives, she targets cross-enterprise communications strategy and operations.  She has been retained for seven years as a Visiting Scientist at the Carnegie-Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI).   From this association, she brings expertise in risk management, change and transition, and enterprise process improvement for technical organizations.  Bringing this expertise to enterprises, she has successfully generated strategic internal partnerships between business and Information Technology divisions.  As a certified Organization Development Consultant, Ms. Loveland Link provides capability in evolution of corporate cultures and enterprisewide future search initiatives.  She is also a master practitioner of adult education, experiential learning, and leadership development, and has authored more than 40 original publications.

 John W. Loveland Link provides business and consulting expertise in engagements ranging from entrepreneurial dot.com startups to Fortune 500 companies. His business background includes banking and other financial institutions, health care, prestige automotive enterprises, and four-star hotels.  As a result, he has worked successfully with turnaround situations, interim management, and companies facing economic challenges.  He is an effective consultant with the information technology businesses, in an era where this kind of track record is a rarity.  He has expertise in customer relationship management, successfully bridging the traditional gap between customers and suppliers.  He is a recognized negotiator for strategic alliances and partnerships.  With a graduate degree from the internationally-renowned George Mason University program in Conflict Management, Mr. Loveland Link brings highly-evolved capabilities in successful integration of multiple, diverse stakeholders in initiatives ranging from sensitive government emergency preparedness programs to requirements definition for software projects.  He is an expert facilitator for business partnerships, public/private initiatives, joint policy development, and resolution of issues arising from mergers and acquisitions.  Internally, he has guided organizations to accelerated performance in knowledge management.  Mr. Loveland Link combines business, negotiation, and organizational expertise to design systems that creatively utilize rich diversity of enterprise knowledge.