Jim Wetrich

CEO Mentoring

With over 40 years of leadership experience in the health care industry across three continents, 1000+ coaching hours, and entrepreneurial success both founding and leading his own companies, Jim Wetrich pulls from his broad expertise and brings a valuable perspective to his clients. As an ICF certified professional coach, Jim’s coaching style is a blend of traditional coaching and mentoring. He believes integrity is key in leadership and works with senior-level leaders to help them grow in self-awareness, identify their values, and live and lead from their convictions. He loves partnering with his clients to help them create compelling visions and successful strategies for their organizations—so that they can increase employee engagement, enhance organizational health, and deliver the results they know they can.

Prior to joining Building Champions, Jim led The Wetrich Group of Companies, including a consulting group he founded in 2001 offering management consulting advisory services to health care providers and suppliers and national account representation for medical device companies, along with executive coaching, talent assessment, executive outplacement services, and leadership development. Jim has held many senior level roles within health care organizations including Providence Health & Services, Molnlycke Health Care, Premier, Inc., Abbott Laboratories (featured in Good to Great), University HealthSystem Consortium, Pitts Management Associates, and Metropolitan Hospital Council of New Orleans.

With a hands-on leadership approach, he has extensive experience with operating and commercial responsibilities both domestically and internationally. He has proven success in the areas of financial management, strategy, supply chain, negotiation, sales and marketing strategies, and mergers and acquisitions. Also he is committed to diversity, social responsibility, and life-long learning.   

In addition to his work as a CEO Mentor, Jim teaches Marketing at Texas Wesleyan University School of Business. He also currently serves on the Professional Coaches board of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and has previously sat on the board of Meals on Wheels Association Foundation. Jim has also shared his leadership insights in his book, Stifled: Where Good Leaders Go Wrong. Also in 2015, he was in the Inaugural Cohort of the Distinguished Careers Institute at Stanford University.

He holds a Master of Business Administration from Emory University, a Master of Health Administration from Tulane University, a Bachelor of Science from the University of Southern California, and a Certificate in Executive and Professional Coaching from the University of Texas. Currently, he resides in Southlake, Texas with his wife and together they have two adult children and also two grandchildren.