John Westman & Michael McCarthy

Teaches at Harvard Division of Continuing Education

John Westman is a practitioner and teacher of strategic sales management. Westman has led commercial efforts—including strategy, sales management, marketing, business development, and strategic partnerships—and is a co-founder of Novellus Inc., a biotech startup. Prior positions include general manager and vice president of marketing and sales for companies in dermatology, pharmaceutical information, dialysis equipment, and dialysis services. John led U.S. and global marketing and sales training at Baxter Healthcare's Renal division and started his career at a Bain Consulting & Baxter consulting firm.

Michael McCarthy is a serial entrepreneur, who focuses on teaching entrepreneurship, sales, leadership, and public speaking. From 1994–2004, he was the #1 Stock Market Timer in the United States and raised $100 million in client assets with an inbound marketing referral program he developed. Michael founded Budi Products in 2010, a food company designing brain-healthy gourmet snacks which was acquired in 2015. He developed the Leadership Sailing Program for MIT Sloan Executive Education in 2016 and is the founder of Power Speaking Coach, a Boston based consulting firm.