Software Engineer

Tech Industry Executive

Entrepreneur

Bio

The short “Meetup” version

I’m John Charles Fleming from Tallahassee, Florida. My company, Outcome Labs, is a custom software development company that specializes in delivering cost-effective custom solutions with the leading open-source platforms, including WordPress, WooCommerce, and LearnDash.

Over my career, I have done most of the jobs in a technology company… development, marketing, sales, and services. I have had the opportunity to live in Europe and Asia and worked across a range of industries from high tech to real estate. I have helped close multi-million dollar transactions and moved millions of units through a channel. I have started companies, raised money, built teams, had successes and my share of failures. 

At the core, I guess I am a ‘product guy’. I have had the most fun and success professionally helping build innovative new products and companies that have improved the lives of the people they touched. I have been lucky enough to work with and learn from some very smart people and to be part of fabulous teams that built great products that became market leaders in their space.

Journal

Latest posts from my personal journal

A small bonfire burning on a sandy beach during sunset, with text reading "KENNY CHESNEY BURN MY BOAT".

Burn My Boat – This Friday’s Song

I thought retirement would mean more time for family and hobbies. That’s turned out to be true, but it is also surprisingly easy to let days slip by without doing much of anything. This week’s song, “Burn My Boat” by Kenny Chesney, got me thinking about what it really takes to commit to this next chapter.

Musician Darius Rucker sitting and smiling with his hands clasped, next to a line of guitar cases. The text reads "Darius Rucker - For the First Time."

For the First Time — This Friday’s Song

When was the last time you did something for the first time? After a few months of retirement “drifting,” a 2017 Darius Rucker track became the exact wake-up call I needed to break out of my routine and chase adventure again. How about you?

Portion of book cover for "The Terminal List" by Jack Carr. The background features a muted blue sky and a double-exposure effect showing the US Capitol building illuminated at night in shades of red and orange. In the center is a silhouette of a muscular man facing sideways, holding a handgun. Large, bold text superimposed over the image reads "TERMINAL LIST".

The Terminal List — Latest Read

I recently picked up Jack Carr’s debut novel, The Terminal List, after catching an interview with him, and I flew through it in just a couple of reads. Coming from authors like Michael Connelly and James Lee Burke, Carr’s real-world Navy SEAL background brings a totally different, uncompromising perspective to the genre. If you love deep military authenticity and a ruthless revenge plot, you’ll want to add this to your list.

Let’s Connect

Would love to connect to talk about how we might work together, discuss WordPress, WooCommerce or other topics of mutual interest, or just grab a coffee to get to know each other. Use the form here or reach out on one of the social networks.