John is a self-defined adopted kid born in Omaha, Nebraska. He grew up in Illinois in an agriculture family working on and exploring Illinois farms and his small town from sun-up to sun-down. He has been interested in biology and entrepreneurship from his earliest moments. One of John’s first memories is charging admission for his friends to visit his insect zoo (filed Chapter 7, 1975). Pursuing those interests, he attended Loyola University Chicago earning a degree in biology and later attended Webster/Regents College in London earning an MBA.
After returning from London, John accepted a position as a sales consultant with Synthes in Champaign, Illinois and never looked back. John has held many positions with a multitude of orthopedic companies over the last 25 years. From the largest of the large to the smallest of the small, he ultimately found his forever home in the start-up and innovation space of orthopedics and medical devices.
John founded Endeavor45 when he was 45 years old. He wanted to make amazing things with amazing people that help heal others. John hand-selected the team and advisors with discipline and purpose ensuring all are aligned on a shared mission. That mission is simple but extremely challenging and with notable risks: deliver meaningful innovations to medicine. Why? Simply because we know, patients are waiting. The team takes personal responsibility every day to push our projects forward so that patients and surgeons will receive better solutions to their serious problems and injuries. This is our Endeavor and this is our work.
