ABOUT US

Bottom Line Solutions is led by Jim Bender, an accomplished turnaround leader for

both profit and non-profit organizations. Jim has an abundance of experience in

helping business owners, executive directors, and boards of directors to achieve

their most important strategic objectives.

EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• President of The Bekins Company / Bekins Van Lines

• SVP The Graebel Companies

• VP Development Hospice of Northeastern Illinois (now JourneyCare)

• Co-Founder and President of The Monarch Foundation

• Board Member TLS Veterans

• Certified Business Broker

• Merger and Acquisition Certified

• Lean Six Sigma Certified

• OSHA 10 Certified

• BA Grove City College, Pre-Law

• Fundraising and Organizational Development, Northwestern University (Kellogg)

• Non-Profit Finance, University of Chicago (Graham)

• Small Business Owner for 17 Years

• Author, A Survival Guide to Working for a Family Owned Company (2019)

• Author, Turnarounds by Design! (2022 pending)