{"id":19087,"date":"2023-07-06T12:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T11:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/?p=19087"},"modified":"2023-07-06T08:58:56","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T07:58:56","slug":"focalpoint-deal-announcement-jp-van-steerteghem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/focalpoint-deal-announcement-jp-van-steerteghem\/","title":{"rendered":"FocalPoint Deal Announcement &#8211; JP Van Steerteghem"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #101010;color:#101010\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #101010;color:#101010\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/focalpoint-deal-announcement-jp-van-steerteghem\/#who-is-jp\" >Who is JP?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/focalpoint-deal-announcement-jp-van-steerteghem\/#why-did-jp-make-a-career-change\" >Why did JP make a career change?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/focalpoint-deal-announcement-jp-van-steerteghem\/#why-will-jp-make-a-great-business-coach\" >Why will JP make a great business coach?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/focalpoint-deal-announcement-jp-van-steerteghem\/#in-his-own-words-heres-what-jp-said-about-why-he-chose-to-join-focalpoint\" >In his own words, here&#8217;s what JP said about why he chose to join FocalPoint.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"who-is-jp\"><\/span>Who is JP?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>JP Van Steerteghem is a business and executive coach who excels in fields like consulting, business development, management, leadership, sales, digital transformation, and customer service. Prior to joining FocalPoint, JP had his most significant impact at Cisco Systems Inc., which offers an industry-leading portfolio of technology innovations to securely connect industries and communities. JP was the Sr Director of Systems Engineering, Data Center Sales, and he executed a DC solution strategy in support of $7B+ revenue across Cisco&#8217;s Data Center portfolio while developing a strategy for the emerging online service provider market.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"why-did-jp-make-a-career-change\"><\/span>Why did JP make a career change?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>JP made a career change to become a business owner and coach because he wants to use his 30+ years of experience in technical sales and management to help other businesses. He believes that his more than three decades of experience help him bring valuable insights to others.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"why-will-jp-make-a-great-business-coach\"><\/span>Why will JP make a great business coach?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>JP believes he will be a great business coach because of his listening skills, analytic thinking, and process-oriented approach.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"in-his-own-words-heres-what-jp-said-about-why-he-chose-to-join-focalpoint\"><\/span>In his own words, here&#8217;s what JP said about why he chose to join FocalPoint.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;I chose to join FocalPoint because of its proven coaching process, strong support infrastructure, and community of coaches.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Originally from Belgium, JP graduated from the Industriele Hoge School Antwerpen.\u00a0\u00a0He migrated to the US where he met his wife of 32 years. They have three grown-up kids\u2014two girls and a boy.\u00a0\u00a0JP enjoys outdoor activities and likes reading a good book.<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who is JP? JP Van Steerteghem is a business and executive coach who excels in fields like consulting, business development, management, leadership, sales, digital transformation, and customer service. 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