John Balzowski
Lincoln,CA
Summary
As the founder and former owner of RCJuice and HobbyStar RC products, successfully built and grew an e-commerce company in the radio-control industry. Through retail/wholesale sites and marketplace accounts, built and marketed a "house" brand of products, HobbyStar. By reinvesting profits the business was driven to annual sales of $2MM, all while managing all aspects of the company from a owned-warehouse. Served as a Regional Service Manager for Ecolab Inc., a Fortune 500 company prior to this. Managed a territory spanning from Hawaii to Texas, overseeing 14 technicians and supporting the needs of over 20 sales representatives in a territory with annual sales of over $30MM. Before joining Ecolab, successfully started and ran a motorcycle retail and service store with two locations in the CA Bay Area. An intense drive to succeed in anything and everything, with tremendous pride and responsibility evident in any job or task. Broad and useful, encompassing entrepreneurial, managerial, technical, and sales talents. A quick learner who makes no excuses and consistently excels in all endeavors.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner/CEO
RCJuice
09.2012 - 10.2024
- Founded an e-commerce business from the ground-up, started in home office and was operating out of an owned warehouse at the sale of the company in October 2024.
- Built company with 3 facets, a retail operation through our website and Ebay/Amazon/Wal-Mart, a wholly-owned brand of products, and a wholesale division through which our products were distributed to brick-and mortar stores in the US.
- 100% of work building the company was done by myself, from building the websites to the marketplace stores and the infrastructure to integrate all marketplaces and websites into once centralized business operating as a single operation.
- Worked directly with all manufacturers in China and was the main point of contact for the entirety of business.
- Design and marketing of dozens of unique products over the years.
- Branding, logo-design, e-mail marketing, social-media marketing, packaging design, writing of instruction manuals etc.
- Business did 2MM of sales annually, was profitable every year and never carried debt.
- Managed day-to-day business operations at our physical location.
- Hired, trained and mentored employees to perform daily business functions.
Regional Service Manager - Healthcare Division
ECOLAB, INC.
01.2010 - 01.2014
- Promoted to Regional Service Manager to oversee all West Coast service technicians with responsibility for the installation and maintenance of hospital instrument reprocessing, hand and environmental hygiene technology, generating $30 million in revenue
- Responsible for hiring strategic talent and structuring the regional team to support sales and field trials focused on emerging technologies within instrument reprocessing, hand and environmental hygiene technology
District Service Specialist - Healthcare Division
ECOLAB, INC.
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Responsible for installing, maintaining and troubleshooting hospital instrument reprocessing equipment and chemical systems for a wide-array of surgical and robotic instrumentation
- Serviced equipment at hospitals throughout the West Coast and Hawaii
- Territory sales grew from 7MM to 30MM during tenure.
Owner
MOTOPSYCHO, INC.
01.2001 - 01.2007
- Established a retail and service business that focused on motorcycles, dirt bikes, Go-peds, electric scooters and related accessories
- Operated two locations simultaneously with average sales of $1.5 million
- Oversaw all aspects of the business including personnel management, branding and merchandising, and mechanical service and customization of on and off-road motorcycles
ASE Master Technician
PIONEER AUTO SERVICE
01.1996 - 01.2001
- Promoted from entry-level shop assistant to master technician while obtaining ASE Master Technician status at a large, independent garage with multiple government, fire and police fleet contracts
- Specialized in drivability, electronics and climate control and utilized trouble tree diagnostics to troubleshoot complex electronic systems
Education
Associate Degree - Automotive Technology
Universal Technical Institute
Phoenix, AZ01.2000
Skills
- Customer Relations
- Small business operations
- Relationship Building
- Verbal and written communication
- Training and mentoring
- MS Office, Magento, Bigcommerce, Shopify, Woocommerce, Wordpress, Amazon/Ebay/Wal-Mart marketplaces
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Owner/CEO
RCJuice
09.2012 - 10.2024
Regional Service Manager - Healthcare Division
ECOLAB, INC.
01.2010 - 01.2014
District Service Specialist - Healthcare Division
ECOLAB, INC.
01.2007 - 01.2010
Owner
MOTOPSYCHO, INC.
01.2001 - 01.2007
ASE Master Technician
PIONEER AUTO SERVICE
01.1996 - 01.2001
Associate Degree - Automotive Technology
Universal Technical Institute