John Bartelme is a seasoned marketing and business development executive with extensive experience in brand strategy, consumer products, and entrepreneurship. He is the Founder and Principal of Bartelme & Associates and Chief Marketing Officer emeritus of Perdue Farms. John has led the growth of several major brands, including Holly Farms, Tyson, Foster Farms, Butterball, L’eggs, Vicks, and California Avocados.
John has earned multiple industry accolades, including Clio Awards, an Effie, and a Cannes Lion, and is a guest lecturer at North Carolina State University and UNC Kenan-Flagler. He actively mentors entrepreneurs as a Certified SCORE Mentor and executive coach and serves on multiple boards.
He holds a Master of Business Administration in Marketing and Finance from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina State University. He has been an angel investor in Harbright Ventures for eight years and a member of the Wolfpack Investor Network for two years.
John and his wife, Terry, enjoy gardening, food and wine, and travel, having visited all 50 states and 60 countries. They are the proud grandparents of four teenage granddaughters.
