Jay Holstine is a CEO Peer Group Advisor / Chair at Vistage Worldwide, Inc., in Plano, Texas. He leads a group of 18 high-performing executive leaders who meet monthly, and he provides comprehensive CEO coaching services. These are CEOs who are going beyond their current achievements to inspire growth in those they lead, and in their companies, to drive lasting improvements and make their communities a better place. Jay Holstine is also the managing director of Compass Advisory Consultants, a provider of consulting services to businesses such as early startups and multi-million-dollar corporations preparing for successful exits. Mr. Holstine began his career as a product engineer with General Motors in Dayton, Ohio, followed by an operations consulting roles with Accenture in New York City and Deloitte Consulting in Pittsburgh, PA. He then managed a manufacturing plant near Asheville, North Carolina, and has spent the last 20 years serving as the CEO of several software companies. He holds a bachelors of science in mechanical engineering from the University of Kansas.