Early years
Raised in Indonesia
Grows up in Indonesia, where football becomes the constant.
John
Kadiman
ScrollJohn Kadiman is an entrepreneur. Raised in Indonesia, he has lived in the US and the UK. He is the founder of Possunt, the consulting group that brought Wheaton Wanderers FC to life, and the host of the podcast Second Degree.
- Wheaton College
- Dartmouth Tuck Bridge
- London School of Economics
- Econverse 30 Under 30
- M&A
As featured in
The Wheaton Record · Macaroni KID Wheaton
“The whole point is to bring families together on Sunday nights when we have our home games.”
“The most fun 3 hours in DuPage County.”
What I’m building
How it fits together
One firm, one club, one voice
From Indonesia
to Wheaton
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Early years
2020
Wheaton College
Moves to the United States to study at Wheaton College, Illinois.
2022
Dartmouth Tuck Business Bridge
Completes the Tuck Business Bridge program at Dartmouth and speaks to the cohort.
2023
London School of Economics
Studies at LSE in London.
Davos
Econverse 30 Under 30
Named to the Econverse 30 Under 30 and speaks on stage at Young Davos.
2024
Mergers & acquisitions
Spends a year and a half in M&A, working on live transactions.
2025
Goes independent
Leaves M&A to build full time, starting with football events in Chicago, Miami and Atlanta.
2026
Wheaton Wanderers FC
Founds Possunt, raises capital and launches a semi-pro club in UPSL Division 1.
A podcast seriesS01
Second
Degree
with John Kadiman
A podcast series by John Kadiman
Second Degree
Conversations with people who left the expected path to build something of their own.
Explore Second DegreeSpeaking
Speaking & partnerships
John speaks on leaving finance to build, raising capital and growing a community-owned football club, from Davos to Dartmouth to Hergret Middle School.
- Econverse 30 Under 30Young Davos
· Davos, Switzerland - Tuck Business BridgeDartmouth
· Hanover, NH - Hergret Middle School ↗School visit
· Illinois
