About Firefly
Business fluency first. Technology capability second.
Firefly Consulting International is a solo consultancy led by Commercial Systems Architect John Stewart. When clients work with Firefly, they work directly with John.
Firefly helps connect what a business is trying to accomplish with the strategy, leadership, processes, and technology required to make it happen.
How Firefly Helps
Every business can be understood through five connected layers: Leadership, Business Intent, Business Strategy, Process, and Technology. These act as entry points for defining the work that Firefly does for your business.
Leadership
Leadership defines how people set direction, make decisions, create accountability, and align behavior around what the business needs to accomplish.
Business Intent
Business Intent defines what the business is trying to accomplish, why it matters, and the outcomes that should guide every downstream decision.
Business Strategy
Business Strategy defines how the company will create value, compete, allocate resources, and turn Business Intent into coordinated choices.
Process
Process defines how work gets done across roles, workflows, handoffs, decisions, standards, and measurement so strategy can be executed consistently.
Technology
Technology provides the platforms, integrations, automation, data, and infrastructure required to support the validated business architecture.
Leadership and Business Intent challenges are solved through Executive Coaching. Business Strategy and Process gaps are addressed through Commercial Systems Architecture. Technology Advisory translates that architecture into the technology required to support it.
John Stewart
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John Stewart
A digital multi-tool for your business.
John founded Firefly Consulting International and works as an Executive Coach, Commercial Systems Architect, and Technology Advisor. He helps businesses connect leadership, strategy, process, and technology to what they are trying to accomplish. His perspective draws on decades of work across companies, industries, technologies, countries, and cultures.
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Professional Roles
John works through three roles that match the problems Firefly is built to solve. Select a role to see how he helps through coaching, business architecture, or technology.
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Adjacent Pursuits
Outside consulting, John writes, rides, plays taiko, volunteers, and studies languages. These pursuits broaden the perspective and discipline he brings to his work.
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Executive Coach
John creates a confidential, psychologically safe space for leaders to develop their natural strengths and interrupt disruptive patterns before they propagate through every level of the business.
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Commercial Systems Architect
John maps how the business should operate to align ownership, decisions, and workflows, then determines what technology should support it before implementing anything that could increase technical debt.
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Technology Advisor
John sources the right technology for your business and ensures it aligns with your strategy, goals, and operating structure.
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Author
John has been a prolific writer since his teens and has published books on motorcycling and proverbs in foreign languages.
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Motorcyclist
John has ridden across the U.S., New Zealand, and parts of Africa. He sees motorcycling as moving meditation and a powerful support for mental health.
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Taiko Player
John is a member of Three Trails Taiko in Kansas City and collaborates with other groups. Taiko is his moving meditation, source of calm, and an unexpected community.
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Volunteer
John believes everyone should volunteer twice: young, to gain experience; later, to give it back. He serves JVS and BPeace, helping vulnerable communities and jobs worldwide.
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Polyglot
John has studied or used 31 languages, with the deepest professional breadth in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.