Jason Bloomfield

it was a very non-linear journey is the simplest way to describe it but really my first work experience was a paid internship through school it was what's a regional family-owned business it brought together Two passions of mine, which was business and the other is being technology. And it really helped to awaken those two passions.

it was a very non-linear journey is the simplest way to describe it but really my first work experience was a paid internship through school it was what's a regional family-owned business it brought together Two passions of mine, which was business and the other is being technology. And it really helped to awaken those two passions.

And having done some really great work that I'm proud of, building out offices. The first acquisition I ever did was actually with this family regional business, helping them take on another business. But quickly what I wanted to then do was to get some more broadened horizons, some differentiated experiences. And so there was a multinational company that was advertising an open role.

And having done some really great work that I'm proud of, building out offices. The first acquisition I ever did was actually with this family regional business, helping them take on another business. But quickly what I wanted to then do was to get some more broadened horizons, some differentiated experiences. And so there was a multinational company that was advertising an open role.

And I thought, you know what, I want to make that move. I want to try to get a nationally recognized business. Turns out, years later, a globally recognized brand on the resume, or the CV as we call it here.

And I thought, you know what, I want to make that move. I want to try to get a nationally recognized business. Turns out, years later, a globally recognized brand on the resume, or the CV as we call it here.

And that leap, and I started as an hourly wage person, connecting in cables from the person's laptop to the wall and setting up their voicemail on their phones and loading software by floppy disks. I'm aging myself now. to then getting the attention in a positive way of the corporate office that was based in New York. And so then they asked would I welcome joining the home office?

And that leap, and I started as an hourly wage person, connecting in cables from the person's laptop to the wall and setting up their voicemail on their phones and loading software by floppy disks. I'm aging myself now. to then getting the attention in a positive way of the corporate office that was based in New York. And so then they asked would I welcome joining the home office?

And it was at 1 Madison Avenue. It doesn't get any more New York than that. And from there, Hard work translated into additional roles and responsibilities. And so after a few years, this kid from the suburbs, who never left the U.S. at all, actually found myself being nominated to work on a global acquisition and an integration of a multi-billion dollar business.

And it was at 1 Madison Avenue. It doesn't get any more New York than that. And from there, Hard work translated into additional roles and responsibilities. And so after a few years, this kid from the suburbs, who never left the U.S. at all, actually found myself being nominated to work on a global acquisition and an integration of a multi-billion dollar business.

located in 13 different countries, and I was in country, on the ground, working across 17 different work streams. And so all of a sudden, I'm learning things that I'd never imagined I'd learn. Tax. product, marketing, email. And when you have a street date, a date where the transaction needs to close and everything needs to be ready, that's an immovable object.

located in 13 different countries, and I was in country, on the ground, working across 17 different work streams. And so all of a sudden, I'm learning things that I'd never imagined I'd learn. Tax. product, marketing, email. And when you have a street date, a date where the transaction needs to close and everything needs to be ready, that's an immovable object.

And that's where you discover the power of constraint. It's a counterintuitive phrase, but really when you've got constraints, it forces things to happen and move. And thinking back on that experience by far and away, and to this very day, the hardest work, most stressful, and yet the most gratifying experience.

And that's where you discover the power of constraint. It's a counterintuitive phrase, but really when you've got constraints, it forces things to happen and move. And thinking back on that experience by far and away, and to this very day, the hardest work, most stressful, and yet the most gratifying experience.

We did things like a reverse acquisition, which is a phrase I'd never even heard of until that point in time. And to this day, one of the big lessons from that, which carry forward to change and change management, is really building resilient relationships. And even though you can imagine if you're being acquired, you're going to have some natural fears and anxieties. Is my job safe?

We did things like a reverse acquisition, which is a phrase I'd never even heard of until that point in time. And to this day, one of the big lessons from that, which carry forward to change and change management, is really building resilient relationships. And even though you can imagine if you're being acquired, you're going to have some natural fears and anxieties. Is my job safe?

what's going to be happening to my position in the company, etc. And so it's easy to be at arm's length and to be distrustful. But through transparency and finding common ground and emphasizing the common ground, talking more about what's in common than what's different, we built resilient relationships. And we had some very opposed views on things like branding, for example.

what's going to be happening to my position in the company, etc. And so it's easy to be at arm's length and to be distrustful. But through transparency and finding common ground and emphasizing the common ground, talking more about what's in common than what's different, we built resilient relationships. And we had some very opposed views on things like branding, for example.

The local businesses were very proud of what they built, especially in places like Poland. And yet, exchanging candid ideas, actually, to this day, I'm still in connection with many of the people who we worked with on the side of the company being acquired, and I was the acquirer. We're still having contact today, and I think that just speaks volumes to the power of relationships.

The local businesses were very proud of what they built, especially in places like Poland. And yet, exchanging candid ideas, actually, to this day, I'm still in connection with many of the people who we worked with on the side of the company being acquired, and I was the acquirer. We're still having contact today, and I think that just speaks volumes to the power of relationships.