James M. Bleech
James Bleech specializes in issues of corporate culture and strategic planning. He is a Certified Professional Consultant to Management with over 30 years of experience in private industry as a CEO.
His areas of specialization with Solomon Coyle clients include in the development of strategic business plans, senior level coaching, mergers and acquisitions consulting and succession planning. Bleech also leads an innovative sales workshop “When the Other Guy’s Price Is Lower” and a CEO Development Program. In addition, he is actively engaged in working with Solomon Coyle peer groups.
Prior to joining Solomon Coyle, Bleech served as CEO of Parliament Steel Products which is a distributor of steel building products throughout the SE United States. Coincidental with his time at Parliament, Bleech was the Chairman of the Inner Circle, which is a peer group of non-competing business CEOs. Additionally, he ran a highly successful Senior Executive Training Program that was designed specifically to transition top executives into the CEO role.
Bleech was the Chairman of Leadership Development Center, a national consulting practice of 75 professionals with offices in Jacksonville, Grand Rapids and Chicago.
Leadership Development specialized in working with CEOs and top-level management on strategic and corporate culture issues merger and acquisition consulting, succession planning, and a nationally recognized sales training program. Prior to forming Leadership Development, Bleech was one of the early successful Sandler Sales Institute’s franchisees.
Before his consulting career, Bleech was the CEO of Yacht Center, Inc. in South Florida. Yacht Center was one of the largest pleasure boat yard, retail, and marina operations in the country. While with Yacht Center, he also was the Chairman of Nova University Board of Governors and helped found the world-renowned Nova Oceanographic Center. Prior to getting in the boating business, he was the Chief Operating Officer of Meridian Engineering, a worldwide heavy construction company.
Bleech was a CPA in Michigan and North Carolina and is now a Certified Professional Consultant to Management. He and his former partner, Dr. David Mutchler, have published the best-selling business books, “Let’s Get Results, not Excuses!” and “When the Other Guy’s Price Is Lower.” A sought-after speaker, Bleech has addressed thousands of CEOs and upper-level executives nationwide during the past fifteen years.