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Biography

Jacob is President and Partner for Profitable Ideas Exchange, and he is responsible for day-to-day operations including service delivery, workforce management, and business development. He has led groups of Chief Operating Officers, Chief Marketing Officers, Chief Financial Officers, Chief Information Officers, and others on behalf of a variety of clients including Accenture, CSC, Protiviti, SAP, Thomson Reuters, McKinsey, Deloitte, Pfizer, CapGemini, and 3M. Mr. Parks is also responsible for overseeing PIE’s research and thought leadership division which contributes to premier publications throughout the globe. He is the author of Never Say Sell (Wiley, 2020), a guide for professional services firms on how they can expand their commercial relationships with clients. He has served as an adjunct professor of business at Montana State University, earned an MBA at Gonzaga University, and is a frequent speaker at business events. He can be reached at jmparks@profitableideas.com.