Jim serves as an advisor and investor for his businesses and assists in areas including operational excellence, continuous improvement and production flow. With the development of different principles behind the BLU GROWTHPATH™ Operating System, Jim used his talents to co-develop its core processes, which has lead to the growth behind the companies that use it. Before BREAKTHRU Leadership U (BLU), Jim co-founded EMTEQ and used his talents in many roles including being the VP of Operations, Plant Manager, and a resource for IT solutions. He has worked there for 18 years and assisted the company in growing from a basement start-up to more than 100M in revenue. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in Industrial Technologies and a minor in Computer Sciences.