Jim Thompson
Executive Senior Partner at Lucas Group (Retired)
- Role
- Executive Senior Partner at Lucas Group
- Location
- Cleveland, SC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jim Thompson
Lucas Group is North America\'s premier executive search firm. Since 1970, our culture and methodologies have driven superior results. We assist mid-tier to Fortune 500 clients find transcendent, executive talent; candidates fully realize their career ambitions; and associates find professional success. Combining local knowledge with national reach, Lucas Group has the geographic breadth and industry depth necessary to deliver results. We provide trusted, consultative service by truly listening and responding to the needs of our clients and candidates. We are professional, high-performance, and passionate industry veterans with both insight and integrity, making a very real difference in businesses and careers. We listen. We understand. We deliver. Having founded and run an ERP technology consulting and implementation firm in a prior life, I have a great understanding of what is required to succeed in senior executive level business development, sales, and marketing roles. I work with startup, mid-tier, and larger corporate clients to find superior executive sales and business development talent to fill key positions in their growing software and professional services organizations. My great satisfaction and reward in this profession is threefold- Working in partnership with outstanding technology firms to help them find great executive talent- Advising very talented sales & business development executives in making intelligent career choices- Assisting my candidates in finding challenging and rewarding career opportunities.
Experience
Executive Senior Partner
Oct 2014 — Present
Work with start-up and corporate clients to find transcendent executive talent to fill key positions in their growing organizations. Key focus areas of my practice are mid and senior level business development and marketing executive leadership roles in Software, Professional Services, IoT, Digital Marketing, and Predictive Analytics.
Education
Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School
MBA, Accounting & Marketing
1967 — 1969
Lawrence University
BA, Economics
1963 — 1966
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