Mission: “ThistleSea Business Development, LLC is a business coaching, business development and training practice dedicated to assist successful business owners and executives improve the value of their business, their company (ies) and/or departments and their quality of life. Our professional team helps our clients overcome the business challenges they face, while applying best practices to improve their professional and personal growth.
In addition, we provide business enhancement services focused on improving the value of each client’s business. Our services help increase revenue, reduce costs and improve organization performance.
Our staff and associates are dedicated to fulfill this mission with great passion, attention to quality services with the highest degree of integrity.
What Makes ThistleSea Business Development Different From the Other Firms?
First, a ThistleSea business coach receives intensive business training before they ever get to you. In addition to the training, they receive additional business training every week via group conference calls. A ThistleSea business coach has access to nearly 500 specific strategies to help you in your business. And a ThistleSea business coach has access to other business coaches across North America to confer with if they are challenged by something specific in your line of business.
The choice for you is easy. A ThistleSea business coach is unparalleled in today’s business coaching.
We have the skills and expertise to assist you and your business in many areas. Our outstanding team has the credentials and experience to help you get to where you want to go.
John D. Laslavic, LPBC
John D. Laslavic, LPBC
Business Coach / President
John is owner of ThistleSea Business Development, LLC and is a Licensed Professional Business Coach. He has extensive experience in developing successful businesses.
John started; successfully grew and managed five companies over his 30 year career. These include national, regional and local for-profit and not-for-profit corporations of various types. He was a co-founder of Amerinet that grew to manage purchasing agreements of over $8 billion in hospital and health care organization member purchases. Also, John successfully co-authored a business plan for a start-up software company raising over $5.5 million in institutional venture capital. His expertise includes senior management positions in operations management, retail, manufacturing, health care, strategic supply chain management, association management, sales, marketing, publishing, printing, purchasing, software development and education.
He holds degrees in business management and economics as well as extensive training and experience in industrial engineering, quality management, education and association management.
John’s passion for business started when he worked in his youth for his uncle’s family-owned pet supply distributorship. Those early experiences helped shape his passion for business and that spirit and passion to assist businesses is still strong today.
John is currently a board member of The Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (i.e the recently merged Cranberry Area Chamber of Commerce and the Northern Allegheny County Chamber of Commerce). He also serves as The Chamber of Commerce, Inc.’s foundation president and is on the Executive Committee of the Professional Business Coaches Alliance.
John has received many awards including the Joseph Gilbert Award of Excellence by the Pittsburgh Society of Association Executives and given to the Tri-States outstanding association executive.
He is driven to help business owners and executives succeed and to contribute to the growth of new economic development opportunities in our region and across the United States.
You can email John directly at ThistleSea Business Development info@thistlesea.biz .
Wendy O. Lydon, LPBC
Business Coach / Vice President
Wendy’s background and expertise combines astute strategic, business and project/program management skills with over 20 years experience in business, association management, consultancy and analysis that enables her to assist clients to generate revenue and profit growth.
She is a collaborative leader skilled in motivating staff to achieve aggressive goals and objectives. She has a global business operational perspective through exposure to diverse business protocols and markets. She led highly successful sales, recruitment and retention initiatives that grew new sales initiatives to as much as $350 million in top line growth. She is skilled in product and market development with solid background in customer relationship management (CRM), sales, marketing and customer service.
Wendy brings ThistleSea Business Development business and executive clients’ a background and expertise in business, health care, medical group practices, group purchasing, association management, distribution, food service, franchise operations, medical waste and behavioral mental health.
Wendy holds a degrees in business and information systems from Carlow University, Pittsburgh, PA. In addition, her expertise includes formal training in leadership, association management, supply chain, consultative sales, customer service, teamwork, telemarketing, strategic planning, human resources and healthcare legislation.
In addition to working with clients, she is highly involved developing the CNICUS Buying Group initiative and providing marketing services to ThistleSea Business Development clients.
You can contact Wendy directly at info@thistlesea.biz .