01/07/2026
✨ This Week’s Featured Speaker Spotlight ✨
We’re excited to feature this week’s speaker, James Adkins, founder of CXO Accelerator, a seasoned consultant, executive coach, and proven change agent with decades of leadership experience spanning government, global corporations, and private enterprises.
Jim is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy (Class of 1981) and served a distinguished career in the U.S. Air Force as a leader, engineer, metallurgist, project and program manager, and acquisition officer before retiring in 1996. He later held senior leadership roles including Global Procurement Officer for Bobcat and Chromalloy, Vice President of Global Sourcing, and Six Sigma Black Belt/Champion. In 2015, Jim launched his consulting brand in Florida alongside his partner, Chris Scherer.
Certified in LEAN, Six Sigma, and DMAIC, Jim has led more than 1,000 improvement projects across R&D, operations, procurement, sales, S&OP, and aftermarket support. His data-driven, people-focused approach consistently delivers double-digit profitability improvements, often in under six months.
Jim is also an Executive Coach and a reseller of the Predictive Index Toolset, helping organizations better understand people dynamics, reduce friction, and strengthen collaboration to drive performance.
Outside of work, Jim enjoys golf, shooting, and exploring AI, and he is a proud father to Justin, Christopher, and Zachary.
His mission is simple but powerful:
👉 Build businesses where people perform at their best, profits are fair, and leaders go home without constant emergencies creating true work-life balance.
Burning desire:
Be the best I can be.
💡 Key to success:
“Courage to try.”
We’re looking forward to hearing more from you, James!
🔗 Learn more:
🌐 www.cxoaccelerator.com
💼 LinkedIn: Jim Adkins –https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimadkins-lean-mentor-coach
👏 Drop a comment below and show Jim some love!