John Gaillard

John Gaillard is a veteran leader with over 30 years of experience. He has served in front-line leadership through executive positions in the US Army, Duke Energy, General Wholesale – Trane, and ScanSource. While at ScanSource as VP, Sales his team achieved 53% growth resulting in a $300m increase in sales. He also was selected to launch a new business within the company where he set the strategy, built the team, recruited vendor partners, and achieved all plan metrics over the first three years.

John credits any success to his ability to build and develop teams that cared about each other and the success of the team. This passion for people gives him the desire to see each person he coaches grow and succeed personally and professionally.   This stage of his life is dedicated to sharing with others the experiences and life lessons learned over his career.

Outside of work, he loves reading, golfing, cycling, and working with the youth at his church. John is married with two daughters. He graduated with a BS in Financial Management from Clemson University along with a commission from US Army ROTC. His training includes: Officer Basic & Advanced Course, Command and Staff Officers Course from the US Army; Mastering Business Development; Peer Group Facilitator Certification; Co-Starters Business Education Certified; Paterson StratOp Certified.

John’s favorite quote is: “Hard work beats talent when talent does not work hard."