Speaking

If your audiences are the CEO’s or leaders of privately held companies, Joel can relate to them and they will relate to him. He is one of them. He understands their needs, their pains, and their reality. He combines his experiences as an owner, value creation advisor, and CEO to ensure his presentations and messages on business growth and value resonate with his audience.

His presentations provide solid facts and advice. No fads, no gimmicks, and no games. He uses his multitude of real life stories and examples to illustrate his points and to make his presentations engaging as well as factual. Participants come away with information that they can actually apply in their businesses and that they will talk about for a long time. 

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Speaking Engagements

“…a message that resonated with our audience…….style that is down to earth and practical …..left us with tools…..very effectively used humor and real life stories to make it interesting, light, and engaging…….I would highly recommend Joel to others.”   Cheryl Fitch, Director, AON Hewitt

“Quite simply a masterful presentation.” Ken Hudiak Program Director Greater Cleveland Growth Association

“Everyone in this industry needs to hear Joel’s message.” Robert Thompson, President Aspirant Education

“Joel Strom was the best aspect of the event.” Brad Nellis, Director NEOSA
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Joel’s career spans more than four decades beginning as an engineer in a machine tool company and includes working for an international consulting firm, owning and growing his own manufacturing company, and founding successful growth and value consulting practices in Ohio and Arizona.

He recently completed a five-year period where he served as the CEO of a 50-year-old technology and manufacturing company with 230 employees. During that short tenure as CEO, Joel led that organization through a remarkable transformation. From a company on the edge, he was able to maximize the enterprise’s strategic value by creating a world-class leadership team, shifting the company’s mindset to be forward-looking in the digital age, and by developing and implementing innovative and comprehensive go-to-market strategies and operational excellence.

Over the years, in addition to his advisory practice, he has facilitated CEO peer groups and provided keynote presentations, workshops, and seminars on business growth and value creation to industry organizations and associations across the country. He is a published author and his articles about strategy, growth, and value creation appear regularly in local and national publications. Along with the Arizona, Ohio, and mid America MEP’s, Joel was instrumental in developing and presenting educational programs for manufacturing companies to inspire and accelerate their potential and growth.

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