John Kolm worked in the Australian defence community during the 1980s before moving to a variety of senior leadership roles in industry in the early 1990s. In 1996 he co-founded Team Results with Peter Ring, a highly successful team and leadership business which now operates all over Australia and overseas. John now divides his time between operating team and leadership programs, mentoring junior and senior managers, public speaking, writing for publications and cartooning. In 1990, John received a Rothmans National Grand Prix award for published artwork.