John Barron

Business Development

John is a versatile and entrepreneurial-minded Business Development and Marketing executive with stellar records of implementing global marketing strategies to drive multi-million-dollar revenue and ensure continuous business development.
Proven leader in start-ups and fortune 500 environments with remarkable success in marketing strategy development aligning with business goals. He is adept at creating customer-centric marketing propositions and engaging campaigns that drive qualified lead generation while building credibility and trust in a company’s brand.

John has a strong business acumen with substantial experience in crafting, measuring, and optimizing online and offline marketing campaigns that impact the bottom line while leading high-performing teams. A self-starter with an entrepreneurial pedigree he is an established C-level Marketing executive with a proven track record in developing new business across EMEA, US, Canada, and Asia.

Specific Achievements

Working with the Agora group he led the teams to launch four successful online brands in the US, Japan, Germany, and Spain. Once launched he worked on improving the marketing efficiencies of all four businesses with a focus on Cost Per Lead and Cost Per Acquisition.

Led his own tech business from start-up through to €2.5M reoccurring annual turnover. Accomplished 100% YOY revenue growth.
As Head of the Business Department at Three, he spearheaded the business brand in Ireland from zero to 40K subscribers as well as generated approximately €24M in annual turnover.