Jay Mcdonald Email & Phone Number

San Diego, California, Us

Vistage Master ChairVistage Rookie of the Year Award 2012Vistage Chair Excellence Award Multiple TimesCo-Chairman Vistage Atlanta All-City 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021Chairman Vistage Atlanta Executive Summit 2014Co-Emcee Vistage ChairWorld 2018Graduate, Stanford Graduate School of Business/Vistage Executive Leadership Program 2018Facilitator Stanford Graduate School of Business/Vistage Executive Leadership Program 2018 to Present 1st Vistage Emerging Leaders Chair in Atlanta 2019 to Present As an Executive Coach, Business Advisor, Mentor, and Chair for Vistage International, I'm excited to give back, from my years of experience in leadership, to my clients. I work with over 100 leaders through professional advisory services and by chairing five Vistage Groups (2 CEO Groups and 1 Key Executive Group, 1 Emerging Leader Group, and the Vistage Stanford Executive Leadership Program in the South) as a facilitator of the world's leading Chief Executive Organization, with over 45,000 members worldwide. Having experienced the “lonely at the top” syndrome personally as a CEO and owner of businesses for over 40 years, I understand the value of having the wisdom and counsel of an agenda-free, and experienced professional, who’s “been there and done that,” to:• Hold you accountable so you’ll achieve better results through self-directed solutions• Build mutual trust in a confidential environment where you may share anything• Listen objectively to you and ask the tough questions that few will• Be a truth-teller, challenging you to be your best as a human being• Act as a thinking partner; drawing on a lifetime of both successes and setbacksDuring my career, I helped develop many CEOs and successful leaders. It is my privilege to get to know you and to engage with you to help you make better decisions, to allow you to achieve better results, and to have fun while doing it, always being sensitive to your enjoyment of a happy, balanced, and fulfilled life.

Boston, Ma, Us

Forbes Coaches Council members are hand-selected, to become part of an invitation-only community for leading business and career coaches. As part of a curated network of successful peers, members can submit thought leadership articles and tips on industry-related topics for publishing on Forbes.com. The mission of Forbes Councils is to curate successful professionals from every industry, creating a vetted, social capital-driven network that helps every member make an even greater impact on the business world.

This wholly-owned corporation, founded by Jay, is the successor to McDonald, Withers & Hughes, Inc., specializing in executive mentoring and coaching, investment banking, consulting, business advisory work, general mediation, and board activities.

London, Uk, Gb

As a Foundation Certified Practitioner with AQai I am committed to their mission: to inspire & empower every human with the skills to adapt and thrive. Ensuring no-one is left behind in the fastest period of change in history. Transforming the way employees, teams and organizations thrive in change. AQai is a pioneer in the field of organizational adaptability to support the development of highly adaptable employees, safeguarding careers, unleashing potential, and protecting the future of their organizations.

Chairman of the Board, Chair of ESOP Committee, Chair of Compensation Committee, Member of Audit Committee and Governance Committee.Stafford Development is a ESOP-owned business engaged in real estate development, property management, hotels, shopping centers, office buildings, and convenience stores. Its operations span the Southeastern United States.

Frabel Art Foundation educates the world on glass art in general and Frabel art in particular, by cooperating with museums around the world to organize exhibitions and showcasing glass art.The founder of the Frabel Foundation, Hans Godo Frabel, is one of the world's most successful and well-known glass artists of our time. His art pieces can be found in many museums and art collections around the world and he has always actively supported any activities focussed on educating the world on glass art. The Frabel Art Foundation was founded to give a more formal approach to this goal and get as many people on this planet in touch with different forms of glass art.The Frabel Art Foundation manages a large collection of glass art pieces and loans these art pieces to museums and other institutions for educational purposes. The proceeds of any of the exhibitions is used to fund charitable and educational causes, specifically those that benefits the glass arts.

ECI Group, Atlanta, Georgia• ECI is a significant privately-owned, multi-faceted real estate development, management, and construction company in the multi-family industry. Founded by Henry Hirsch, a Georgia Tech graduate, it develops, builds and manages communities throughout the southern U.S and has 300 employees• Chairman of the Board, 2018-Present• Past Lead Outside Director• Past Chairman of Governance Committee• Past Chairman of Nominating Committee• Audit Committee member in the past• Chairman of Compensation Committee

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

BIP is a privately-owned, wealth management and private equity company with over $1 billion invested.It is now BIP Wealth Management and BIP Capital.

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Compliance Depot, LLC, Dallas, TexasChairman: Audit Committee. Member: Contracts Committee 2006-Present Compliance Depot is a privately-owned, technology-based vendor certification company that manages the vendor management and approval process for clients. Company sold to RealPage, Dallas, Texas in May, 2011. Remained on post-sale Board of former firm until all post-closing details were complete.

American Screen Art, Inc., Knoxville, Tennessee ASA is a private-equity group owned company that is a leader in the wide-format graphics industry, serving the fleet graphics, the vending and beverage graphics, and the retail graphics markets. It has been in business for over 50 years, with key clients including Coca-Cola, Anheuser Busch, Pepsi, Cadbury Schweppes, Yum Brands and McDonalds. Company sold to Vomela in November, 2011.

Solare, headquartered in Norcross, Georgia, was a start-up full-service manufacturer of signage for the casino industry and commercial markets in the Gulf Coast area of Mississippi. It operated in Wiggins, Mississippi in a new, state-of-the-art graphics, fabrication, and painting facility. Recruited by the private equity firm and individual owners, shortly after start-up, to evaluate existing management, run the business, and to turn it around. Negotiated the sale to Kojis & Sons, a 50-year industry leader, headquartered in Bunky, Louisiana.

Network Communications (NCI) is the largest publisher of real estate advertising in the world. It is a vertically integrated publisher performing pre-press, printing, binding, and distribution of over 10 million magazines each month, including: The Real Estate Book, Apartment Finder, Unique Homes Magazine, Mature Living Choices, and New Home Finder. • “Right-sized” the business in 1996, significantly improved the balance sheet and income stream, growing the company from $42 million in revenues with $1 million in EBITDA in 1996 to $100 million in revenues and $16 million in EBITDA in 2002.• Increased the apartment publication vertical from 12 markets in 1996 to 120 in 2002.• Developed over 13 web sites as an early adopter of the internet, generating over 2 million unique visits per month. Negotiated agreements with Yahoo, MSN, Ticketmaster/City Search, AOL and others, becoming one of the leading content providers of residential real estate information in the world.• Negotiated the sale of the company.

Investment Banking firms specializing in investment strategies for technology-based organizations. Firms were active in mergers, acquisitions, technology licensing, and consulting for middle-market organizations.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Investment Banking firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions of middle market companies.

Wayne Watson Company was the largest distributor of athletic products and activewear in the Southeastern United States.• Grew the business from $18 million to over $60 million in revenues in eight years.• Pioneered new market opportunities by expanding into the licensed products arena, the department/specialty stores market, and the college bookstore market. • Led the nation in sales and market penetration for each line it represented, receiving numerous awards.• Generated significant equity value, culminating in sale to Russell Corporation in 1989.

Starting as a mailroom employee during college, rose to a major leadership role with C&S, the largest bank in the South at the time, as the head of the Southern Corporate Banking, Correspondent Banking, & Regulated Industries Group. • Managed the largest commercial lending group in the corporate bank, with over $1 Billion in commitments and over $500 million in both loans and deposits. Recognized as top new business producer in the Corporate Bank.• Co-authored Corporate Banking: A Practical Approach to Lending, a book published by the American Bankers Association for training commercial lenders and credit professionals throughout the United States in 1981.Created a nationally recognized field training program for correspondent banks. Trained and supervised potential commercial and real estate lenders in credit analysis and lending.• Restructured and managed the Credit Department, at the request of the CEO, with responsibilities for the hiring standards, education, training, and development of all new commercial and real estate lenders. Assumed the responsibility of all credit review and financial analysis functions within the bank, and was part of the team that wrote the bank’s first Lending Policy.

Mba, Finance, Management, Marketing

Bsim, Industrial Management

Stanford Vistage Executive Leadership Program, Executive Leadership

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