presentation training for architects + contractors
About Bluedot
John Mazzocco,
Bluedot Founder
John Mazzocco has been training firms for the past 15 years. Bringing a passion that comes from the stage and the ability to apply those principals to business has allowed Bluedot to amass a respectable 75% win rate in helping firms in the design arena.
John’s communications experience has included global clients such as Crate & Barrel, Preston Gates & Ellis LLP, Opus Northwest, Swinerton Builders and Xerox Corporation in addition to Portland, Oregon clients like Ashforth Pacific and Community Warehouse.
John’s first true love and talent is music. He is a professional bassist and has played with the likes of John Lee Hooker, Curtis Salgado, and many others. He has a great working knowledge of performance and how business gets done in those settings.
He lives in Portland with his partner Katie. Their six kids are scattered around the world, and his two grandsons live in San Diego with John’s daughter. In his spare time he can be found on the golf course working on his handicap.
How John Knew He Had A Business
We learn from losing. "I was working in a public relations firm, and a partner of mine got a call to help with a presentation training gig for EHDD. They were going after the Fresno State Library project. So, we flew down to Fresno and went straight from the airport...
“I whole-heartedly recommend you and the services of Bluedot to others.”
John,
It was great to meet you and to have the opportunity to benefit from your abundant experience and insight regarding our team’s presentation to the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium.
As you know, our team was successful in our effort to secure this very important project, and while collectively we have a lot of talent as presenters, we certainly benefited a great deal from your coaching. We owe you a lot of credit for our successful outcome. I’ve been making design presentations now for over 30 years. Over that time, I’ve worked with a lot of very good presenters, and have also attended several workshops tailored to the design industry for the purposes of improving presentations to clients and colleagues. I can say that I learned a great deal in the short time we spent together, and probably more than from all the other workshops combined.
Your knowledge, insight, objectivity, and candor combined with wit and humor made for an exciting and effective process and outcome. Your passion for your work is evident and infectious, and for all these reasons, I whole-heartedly recommend you and the services of Bluedot to others. I look forward to more opportunities to work with you, and I’m happy that we were able to not only win this commission, but contribute to your already strong record for success!
Steve Lenox
President
Lyons/Zaremba
John,
It was great to meet you and to have the opportunity to benefit from your abundant experience and insight regarding our team’s presentation to the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium.
As you know, our team was successful in our effort to secure this very important project, and while collectively we have a lot of talent as presenters, we certainly benefited a great deal from your coaching. We owe you a lot of credit for our successful outcome. I’ve been making design presentations now for over 30 years. Over that time, I’ve worked with a lot of very good presenters, and have also attended several workshops tailored to the design industry for the purposes of improving presentations to clients and colleagues. I can say that I learned a great deal in the short time we spent together, and probably more than from all the other workshops combined.
Your knowledge, insight, objectivity, and candor combined with wit and humor made for an exciting and effective process and outcome. Your passion for your work is evident and infectious, and for all these reasons, I whole-heartedly recommend you and the services of Bluedot to others. I look forward to more opportunities to work with you, and I’m happy that we were able to not only win this commission, but contribute to your already strong record for success!
Steve Lenox
President
Lyons/Zaremba
“I whole-heartedly recommend you and the services of Bluedot to others.”