Jon William Hansen was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on July 21, 1959.
Now living in Buckingham, Quebec which is a small town of approximately 12,000 people that is 20 minutes outside of Canada’s Capital, Ottawa, Jon and his family Jennifer, Savannah Maria, Pierce Christian and a new addition that is scheduled to appear in July live a peaceful and satisfying life that includes volunteering at the local Legion where Jennifer is President for the Ladies Auxiliary, as well as pursuing both family and individual interests such as art and dance. Since the release of his last book in November 2009, The Hansen's have added to their personal animal preserve of Capone (a Lhasa Apso), Psang Psang (a Shitz Tzu), and Flower (a Hampster), Rosie who is an incredibly beautiful kitten that was born in the wild and was delivered to the family's back porch by its caring mother. All take turns in looking after the mother (Sylvester) as well, through the provision of daily meals and a hastily constructed outdoor abode.
In May 2001 Jon sold his company for $12 million dollars – mostly shares and debentures, only to see the dot com bust erode away his personal wealth to practically nothing by 2007. This as it turns out was the catalyst that caused him to pursue his present endeavour in the world of social media.
Today, the PI Social Media Network is viewed as being one of the top networks in the industry in terms of innovation and quality of content. The flagship Procurement Insights is actually the number one sponsored blog in its industry sector in total number of sponsors, and industry follows rate the PI Window on Business Show as one of the most popular in North America.
Besides writing more than 700 articles and white papers, Jon is also a highly regarded speaker addressing audiences of all sizes ranging from 10 to 20 people in a seminar to giving a keynote address to 400 professionals at major conferences.
This is Jon's second book. The first titled "Your Show Will Go Live in 5 Seconds (Confessions of a Blog Talk Radio Host)" shared his experiences in creating and producing a radio program that enables the reader to leverage the mediums of Internet radio, podcasting and webinars to both establish and strengthen their personal brand.
