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Bio: Tom Lemanski

 

Tom imageTom Lemanski is the President and founder of Vista Development in Deerfield, Illinois. Tom works as a Business Catalyst, Executive Coach and Trusted Advisor to principals in over 40 different product and service industries. Working with upper level management, he facilitates a results orientated approach to the aligning strategies, talent, leadership and execution.

Tom believes in a holistic business approach to committed execution of business processes. Working with management and staff, he facilitates the development of strategic and business plans, marketing strategies, Executive, Leadership, Management and Sales Development skills.  He serves on advisory boards for three organizations.

Background

Prior to founding Vista Development in 2001, Tom spent 27 years as a business owner, including 6 years as President of Soho Corporation, a consumer product marketing company. In those six years as President he led a turnaround that doubled the sales of the company by shifting focus to a new market, rebuilding the product line and the sales organization. 

For twenty years prior, Tom served as a Vice President and Director of Century Molded Plastics, 24 hour/day manufacturing facility. As a leader, stockholder and officer in the family owned organization, Tom succeeded in leading the softening and reshaping of the corporate culture by improving trust with employees, vendors and customers. He led and developed a true Partnering relationship with a major customer that led to the subsequent acquisition of the partner company. Tom also pioneered the implementation of groundbreaking programs such as: job sharing, production employee incentive programs, Just-In-Time truckload deliveries and served on multi-vendor, product restaging development team for an international food company.

Tom has extensive, hands on experience in all areas of management, as well as in marketing, positioning, branding, sales, financial operations, product development, manufacturing operations, vendor negotiations and acquisitions. He implemented the computerization of all facets of his company's operating and fiscal systems. He was responsible for all fiscal aspects of the business, including working with banks and market creditors, as well as training of operations and administrative staff.

Tom has a degree in Business Management and Administration from the Bradley University. He is past President of the Midwest Plastics Association, a past chapter President of Business Networkers International and was a charter member of the International Housewares Association's Chief Officers Reaching for Excellence, a CEO peer group. Tom is currently a certified affiliate and leadership trainer in the Resource Associates Network.

Thought Leadership

Tom is a published free-lance writer. His SMART Leadership and  Working SMART business articles have been featured in The Business Leger, State Line Business Monthly, GLMV Action News, Evan Charmichael and EzineArticles.com.  

Tom co-authored The Money Monkey, an Eco-e-book on entrepreneurship released in 2007. Other co-authors are Jim Rohn, Brian Tracy and Anita Roddick.

Tom has been married for 30+ years and has two grown children.


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Industry Leadership Positions

  • Past President Prosperity Partners Chapter of Business Networkers International

  • Volunteer member MIT-Enterprise Forum Chicago chapter

  • Past President, Midwest Plastics Association

  • Charter Member; International Housewares Association CORE (Chief Officers Reaching for Excellence) CEO Peer Group.

  • Volunteer webmaster, Character Matters in Lake County

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