
ABOUT NINERUNS

ONE QUESTION WE OFTEN RECEIVE IS:
WHY THE NAME NINERUNS?
The short answer? In baseball, as in business, nine runs wins.
ON A DEEPER LEVEL:
John and Jerry played a lot of baseball and had strong coaches - which is probably why they wanted to be coaches in sports, but ultimately, in business.
Baseball, as is often said, is a game of inches. Little things matter, and they are often the difference between winning and losing. Coaches and managers must see the strategy within the game, and the best see several innings ahead...
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Same as in business.
We take your "game" from Intuitive to Intentional™
MEET OUR TEAM

JERRY PHILLIPS
Founder/CEO
As an experienced business leader, Jerry held several key executive management positions.
With his teams, he has driven results in sales, product development, marketing, operations and recruiting. He has created strategies to turn around underperforming businesses and developed the specific action plan for execution.
He has extensive experience in both conceptualizing and implementing innovative solutions and processes for sales and marketing with Black & Decker/DeWalt, Grainger, and Cold Spring. With over 20 years working as a consultant and business coach, Jerry and his team’s dominant focus is helping companies build exceptional organizations that produce sustainable, predictable revenue with solid profit margins. They help develop strategy and execution plans and create and teach processes for consistent and predictable performance. Jerry has written over 100 articles and has published two books on recruiting processes. He is a recognized content expert in strategy, people performance, sales process, coaching, and defining and leveraging differentiators. He holds a B.S. in Business Management from LaSalle University in Mandeville, LA. Jerry enjoys living in Austin, TX with his wife Jean, and his dog Bo. He is avid about fitness and golf, although he is a total hack at golf.
JOHN ALLENBACH
Managing Partner
John Allenbach has spent decades leading growth across the Industrial, Construction, and Automotive
Aftermarket channels of distribution. He has held senior leadership roles with major corporations
including Black & Decker and Danaher/Apex Tool Group, as well as experience in a start-up and an
industrial buying group—giving him a well-rounded perspective on what drives success in companies of
any size.
At Danaher, John served as President of three divisions simultaneously, including Delta Consolidated and the Professional Tool Division. During his seven-plus years as President of Delta, the business delivered significant sales and profit growth, driven largely by the strength of the JOBOX® jobsite storage brand. It was at Danaher where John developed a deep appreciation for process-driven management and operational discipline. John spent 15 years at Black & Decker in progressively senior sales and marketing roles focused on Industrial and Construction markets. He was a leader on the sales team during the launch of DeWalt, where building, hiring, and developing high-performing sales teams was critical to the brand’s success. Many of John’s former hires now serve in senior leadership roles across the industry. John has served on the boards of several industry organizations, including ISA, Affiliated Distributors, Evergreen Marketing Group, and Sphere 1. He is currently a member of Rotary International and serves on the Board of Directors of the West Palm Beach Rotary Club. John holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Spring Hill College, where he played four years of varsity baseball. He and his wife, Debbie, live in West Palm Beach, Florida, and have four grown children. Outside of work, John enjoys travel, hosting friends and family in S Florida, staying active with golf and pickleball, and reading U.S. history.

