Thom Stimpel is the Founder & Managing Director of Proactive Business Improvements, llc - a global business advisory group formed in 2002.   As a transformational leader with more than 35 years of multi-product, multi-market, multi-national experience,  Thom is  recognized for his unique ability to convert "strategic concepts" into "operational realities".  

Acknowledged for his decisive management style and ability to create high-performance self-directed teams, his articulate and conversant approach influences excellent communications throughout an organization.  

Thom is the author of  "The Entrepreneurial Mindset" - a book written to help defeat the epidemic of small business failures in the US.  He also hosts the weekly podcast "The Entrepreneurs' Guild" and manages a Facebook Community of the same name.  In 2022 he will complete and launch a remote, self-paced, two-part training program, with weekly live support sessions, designed for aspiring, novice and seasoned entrepreneurs who want their businesses to thrive.