Jim Allen
Founder/President

Jim is the Founder/President of Value Based, Inc. (VBI) which was established in 1993. Prior to that Jim served as the President/CEO and Vice President of Sales/Marketing of several multi-million dollar, global technology companies. Over the years Jim has recruited and built many successful executive and sales management teams. He is respected for his ability to align, unite, and motivate high performance sales leaders.

Jim grew up on the sales, marketing and customer service sides of business. He is considered an expert in the design and deployment of customer-centric sales, marketing and customer service processes.

He is the author/developer of Value(s) Based Leadership and Value Based Selling – A Consultive Sales Methodology. He is a co-author, with Mels Carbonell, Ph. D. in Human Behavior and Leadership, of Personalize! - A  personality analysis and compatibility tool for business leaders and professional sales and customer service people. He is a nationally recognized speaker, trainer and facilitator whose articles frequently appear in national publications.

Jim resides with his wife and three children in Portland, Oregon. His clients are located throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. They include companies as large as IBM, 3M, GE, Starwood Properties, Westin, Intuit, and as small as a sole proprietor.

Kimber J Rothwell
President – VBI Asia Pacific

Kimber advises decision makers on topics such as sales strategy, process, methodology, and performance improvement.

He brings to clients more than 18 years of professional sales, management and consulting experience, and a deep understanding of how the entire sales function comes together, from recruitment right through to frontline sales execution.

Kimber is responsible for strategy and business development, and leads the company’s APAC operations from Sydney, Australia.