Jim Honsaker

Transformational Executive | Leading Scalable Growth, Operational Excellence, and Culture-Driven Change Across Functions

Role
Advisor at Guidepoint
Location
Annapolis, MD, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Jim Honsaker

I’m an executive leader who builds high-performing teams, scalable systems, and creative operations that deliver measurable impact.With deep experience at the intersection of strategy, execution, and team culture, I lead complex, cross-functional initiatives that drive business growth—whether that’s launching advanced production capabilities, reshaping proposal and delivery workflows, or aligning sales, creative, and operations under a unified vision. My approach blends operational excellence with human-centered leadership, ensuring that innovation and accountability are hardwired into every layer of the organization.At my core, I’m a builder—of teams, systems, capabilities, and trust. I lead by empowering those closest to the work, removing roadblocks, and relentlessly pursuing improvement. I believe that culture is a strategic asset, and that when teams are clear on purpose and equipped to perform, extraordinary things happen.Executive Strengths: • Transformational leadership across production, sales, and creative functions • Strategic oversight of complex RFPs and custom client solutions • Operational scaling through Lean/Kaizen, process optimization, and automation • Enterprise alignment across brands, capabilities, and disciplines • Leadership development, succession planning, and culture shapingI bring clarity to complexity, structure to scale, and strategy to execution—because leadership isn’t about doing more, it’s about enabling better.

Experience

  1. Advisor

    Guidepoint

    Nov 2022 — Present

    Provide consultation and advisement to business leaders.

Education

  • KSU Community and Professional Education

    Certification, Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt

  • Southern New Hampshire University

    International Business

  • Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Certificate, Strategic Leadership and Management

  • KSU Community and Professional Education

    Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

  • American Society for Quality

    Certification, Quality Management and Operational Excellence

Skills

  • Event Management
  • Live Events
  • Sound
  • Stage Lighting
  • Sound Reinforcement
  • Production Managment
  • Av Systems
  • Production Management
  • Lighting Design
  • Video
  • Foh
  • Corporate Events
  • Av
  • Lighting
  • Technical Direction
  • Entertainment
  • Stage
  • Audio Engineering
  • Video Production
  • Projection
  • Stage Management
  • Live Sound

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