TEC EVENT: The Profitability Puzzle: Business Culture, Planning, and People

Interested in attending? Please contact Michele Bernstein at tec@tecmidwest.com, or 262/821-3340

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Join Jim Lindell for an interactive session in which he discusses key pieces in the jigsaw puzzle of profitability. In practical terms he will demonstrate easy to use concepts and tools that are often overlooked and underappreciated. He will discuss:

•            The role of Business Culture

•            The significance of Business and Strategic Planning and how it creates, identifies and sustains profitability

•            How to objectively measure staff when recruiting, training and managing your business

ABOUT JIM LINDELL

James T. Lindell is President of Thorsten Consulting Group, Inc., a Wisconsin based provider of Strategic & Financial Consulting, Professional Speaking, Training, and Executive Coaching.

Jim has an extensive background in senior management including: Chief Financial Officer of Coolidge Glass Company, Inc., Waukesha, Wisconsin, Chief Financial Officer for Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, Inc., and Corporate Asst. Controller for Wispak Foods, Butler, Wisconsin. Jim has worked with a variety of industries including: manufacturing, health care, not for profit, distribution and food processing. He has been involved in more than 40 M&A projects. In addition, Jim is a TEC Chairman for 2 groups in Wisconsin. TEC is an international organization of CEO’s.

Jim is a Certified Public Accountant with public accounting experience for both local and regional accounting firms. He has a BS in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin - Platteville and an MBA in Finance from the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. He is a TEC Chairman (The Executive Committee) and member of: Financial Executives Institute (FEI), Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), the American Institute of CPA's and the Wisconsin Institute of CPA's. Mr. Lindell is a Faculty Member of the American Management Association (AMA), the American Institute of CPA’s (AICPA) and the Center for Professional Education (CPE).

Jim has authored the “Survival Kit for Small Business Executives” and was a contributing author on “The Fast Close – Revolutionizing Accounting”.