Jim is a former senior executive of several companies, having served as a Vice President at Regal Beloit, Group Vice President at Clarcor, Managing Partner at Reisco, and in multiple leadership positions within Yum! Brands. During his four decade career, Jim focused on sales and business development activities; improving organizational skills and technologies within high-growth, emerging, mature, and competitive business markets; and elevating management performance. He attributes his success to the principles of growth, service, excellence, and empowerment.
Jim is also a Past President and CEO of the Executive Management Institute and has provided executive coaching to the leadership of numerous companies and organizations worldwide, with an emphasis on improving operational capabilities in production facilities wide array of vertical markets. He has served on the boards of directors of several professional associations and is currently a board member of a private international manufacturing and distribution corporation. He is a U.S. military veteran and his undergraduate and graduate studies were at the Universities of Wisconsin and Northern Illinois, respectively.
Practice Areas: Organizational Strategy and Development, Coaching and Mentoring, Benefits Realization, Business Development Improvement, Business Strategy, Value Chain Engineering