--- title: Blog | Jim Wardlaw, MS description: "Certified EOS Implementer.\n350+ EOS Sessions.\nAverage Session Rating: 9:25\nJim is an award-winning entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience in brand management, strategic marketing, creativity, facilitation, sales and business management. He holds a BFA from Michigan State University and MS in Creativity and Change Leadership from SUNY Buffalo State, Buffalo, New York.\n\nFrom 1995 to 2007, Jim was CEO and Owner of Publicom Inc., a full-service marketing communications firm based in East Lansing, Michigan specializing in service brand management for companies throughout the Midwest. Jim has been a frequent guest speaker at Michigan State University, authored numerous articles in local/regional business press and currently produces a regular podcast on michiganbusinessnetwork.com dealing with change leadership entitled, Pocket Change. He has been active in wide range professional, non-profit and civic organizations, including the Entrepreneur’s Organization, where he was an active member for seven years.\n\nFollowing the company’s sale in 2007, Jim held executive positions with McLaren Health Care Corporation, Flint, Michigan and Lifestyle Lift, Troy, Michigan. He is currently Chief Change Agent and Owner of Stitch Brand & Culture, a firm that specializes in developing executive teams for improved strategic execution, entrepreneurial leadership and the cultivation of innovative, collaborative cultures.\n\nJim is a CEL Reactor and presenter, local speaker, 43North Judge and member of the International Coaching Federation.\n\nProfessional Certifications & Capabilities\n\nCertified Professional EOS Implementer: The Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS), developed by Gino Wickman (author of Traction and founder of EOS Worldwide), provides leadership teams with a shared vision, greater accountability and a healthier dynamic. It is particularly powerful when entrepreneurial organizations have hit a growth ceiling and are looking to break through.\n\nCertified Situational Outlook Questionnaire (SOQ) Practitioner: The SOQ is an insightful assessment of creative climate backed by 50 years of research. The SOQ is frequently used to assist leadership in cultivating a more innovative and creative environment within their organizations.\nCertified VIEW Practitioner: A measure of creative problem solving style preference. Great for improving team performance.\n\nCertified FourSight Administrator: A measure of creative problem solving style preference tied to creative problem solving process. Very effective in team problem solving.\n\nCertified Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) Practitioner: The product of 30 years of research in leadership behavior and the offshoot of the best seller, The Leadership Challenge by Kouzes and Posner, the LPI is widely used and respected among leadership development professionals for its ability to identify, teach and refine productive leadership behaviors.\n\nCreative Problem Solving (CPS): Professional trained as a creative problem solving facilitator and creativity/innovation coach.\n\nSpeaking Topics\n\nScaling Up! Building Entrepreneurial Momentum to Break Through\nThe Creative Climate: Why creativity is the key to growth.\nCreativity 101: An introduction to Creative Problem Solving Process\nSimplified Strategy (EOS): An introduction to EOS\nIssues & Execution: Moving business forward\nEntrepreneurial “Doer” to Entrepreneurial Leader: What got you here, won’t get you there.\nOther topics upon request.\n\n‍" --- [Skip to content](https://stitch.solutions/blog/author/jim-wardlaw-ms#main-content) [![](https://stitch.solutions/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-03-26%20at%201.51.35%20PM.png?width=450&height=246&name=Screenshot%202025-03-26%20at%201.51.35%20PM.png)](https://stitch.solutions/home) - [Services](https://stitch.solutions/services) - [About Us](https://stitch.solutions/about) # Stitch **Blog** - Filter by: - [All](https://stitch.solutions/blog/all) - [EOS](https://stitch.solutions/blog/tag/eos) - [Traction](https://stitch.solutions/blog/tag/traction) - [Leadership](https://stitch.solutions/blog/tag/leadership) [![](https://stitch.solutions/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-09-22%20at%209.27.46%20PM.png)](https://stitch.solutions/blog/courage-in-eos-ids-solving-issues-with-confidence) [EOS](https://stitch.solutions/blog/tag/eos), [Leadership](https://stitch.solutions/blog/tag/leadership) - [Jim Wardlaw, MS](https://stitch.solutions/blog/author/jim-wardlaw-ms) - October 27, 2025 ### [Courage in EOS IDS: Solving Issues with Confidence](https://stitch.solutions/blog/courage-in-eos-ids-solving-issues-with-confidence) Courage + EOS IDS: The Leadership Team Breakthrough Every leadership team faces moments where the right decision is... 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