Boards & leadership

An operator’s experience.
A boardroom perspective.

John brings the experience of building, leading and investing in businesses to conversations about growth, people and a company’s next chapter.

Discuss a board opportunity
John A. Kuelbs, Bill Foley, Dan Graves and Rob Foley at a Whitefish Mountain Resort board meeting
At a Whitefish Mountain Resort board meeting. Left to right: John A. Kuelbs, Bill Foley, Dan Graves and Rob Foley.

Selected roles / present & past

Mountain hospitality

Whitefish Mountain Resort

Investor & board member

Media & entertainment

Funimation

Former chairman & investor

Financial services

Worth National Bank

Former owner & board member

Water treatment technology

Ecosphere Energy Services

Chairman, later vice chairman

Experience he brings

A practical view of
what comes next.

A practical perspective informed by work across companies, markets and stages of growth.

01

Long-term development

Investing in Whitefish Mountain Resort and serving on its board, with attention to the guest experience, the community and the mountain’s future.

02

Products & markets

Developing Latin Gin with an international outlook, informed by earlier product and retail experience at World Factory and Chrome Specialties.

03

Creative businesses

Co-founding Vaquero Studios and executive producing films, with experience as Funimation’s former chairman informing his interest in original film and television development.

04

Ownership & transitions

Experience with businesses through growth and sale, including Chrome Specialties, Funimation and Worth Bank.

A conversation about
what comes next.

For a potential board appointment, introduce the company, its ownership and the challenges ahead. Include the experience you would like John to bring to the table.

Board inquiries

Explore the background

The businesses behind the perspective.

Read the track record