The Benefits of Individual and Group Coaching

For more than four decades, Jim Brimeyer has helped organizations and communities navigate change, develop leaders, and build stronger futures through a career spanning public service, executive leadership, business, and coaching.

Today, Jim serves as an executive coach and strategic advisor, working with leaders to strengthen their organizations and maximize their impact. A certified executive coach through the Center for Executive Coaching, accredited by the International Coaching Federation, he combines practical leadership experience with a passion for developing others. He also holds a Master of Public Administration from Northern Illinois University and a bachelor's degree from Loras College.

Jim's career in public service includes executive leadership roles with cities in Illinois, Ohio, and Minnesota, most notably serving as City Manager of St. Louis Park. In recent years, he has continued to guide organizations through periods of transition as an interim administrator and executive director for several Minnesota communities and public agencies.

In addition to his public sector leadership, Jim founded The Brimeyer Group in 1992, building a successful executive search firm that recruited leaders for cities, counties, nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and private companies before transferring the business to new ownership in 2013.

A lifelong believer in service above self, Jim has been deeply involved in Rotary and civic leadership. He has twice served as President of the St. Louis Park Rotary Club and currently serves on the Board of the St. Louis Park Rotary Foundation. His community service also includes serving as an at-large member of the St. Louis Park City Council and as a member of the Metropolitan Council representing the southwest metro, where he chaired the Management Committee and served on the Transportation Committee.

Drawing on a unique blend of leadership experience in government, business, and community service, Jim brings practical insights shaped by decades of helping organizations solve challenges, develop leaders, and create lasting impact. His presentation promises to offer attendees thoughtful perspectives informed by a lifetime of leadership and service.