Jay Norman

Personnel Policy Service, Inc.

I help people with the copyediting and proofreading they need to polish and refine their writing. I bring to the table 40+ years as an information publisher, writer, editor, and proofreader. 

During my years in the field, I founded, built, and sold a specialty publishing business, Personnel Policy Service, Inc., focusing on employment law compliance.  
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We developed and kept up-to-date a comprehensive 800-page manual (print and digital) of model human resources policies. Each of the 60+ policy models was meticulously annotated for management insights and rationale plus all the laws, regulations, and court cases impacting the policy. 

In addition, we had an 8-page monthly newsletter and a weekly ezine. 

We were the leading experts in the practical day-to-day impact of complicated employment laws like the ADA, FMLA, and FLSA. Our guiding focus was to provide simple explanations to business owners, HR professionals, and lawyers on timely and difficult issues such as harassment, discipline, leaves of absence, and working from home (even before the pandemic).   

Our subscribers ranged in size from small businesses to industry giants like Monsanto and Cisco. 

In building the business, I gained extensive publishing, editing, and proofreading knowledge and experience by actively participating in the Specialized Publishing Industry Association (SIPA) programs in Washington. I served on its Board of Directors for eight years.

More recently, I sold our publishing assets to BLR/Simplify Compliance and then took time off to enjoy travel and devote time to local volunteer interests. 

However, I quickly realized how much I missed the writing and publishing world, and I am now helping others perfect their writing skills. So, if you’re looking for an experienced copyeditor and proofreader, I’m ready to help!

OK – enough about me. Now, it’s your turn! Click on the blue “Connect” or “Message” button above under my picture or contact me directly at jay@ppsincmail.com.

Director - Independant Associate

LegalShield legal service plans for businesses and for individuals and families

Scaling Up Coaches

The Scaling Up system is a specialized set of strategic tools, designed for the Executive Leaders of mid-size companies that are experiencing rapid growth.  

There are four key areas every business leader needs to focus on, and plan ahead for, in order to scale up: People, Strategy, Execution and Cash. 

When a business experiences rapid growth, one or more of these areas tend to go out of balance, creating a “speed wobble” effect – fast and exciting, yet somewhat unstable and unpredictable. This can put a massive strain on the organization and its management team, and if not addressed, can limit scalability or even be detrimental to the future of the business. 

Our strategic planning process keeps the business in balance and alignment. It strengthens the leadership team and clarifies priorities throughout the organization, enabling sustainable growth and profitability that exceeds the industry average.

Scale Up Executive Coach

ActionCOACH

You’re already really, really good at what you do. In fact, you’ve built a decent business by providing good service and working with good people. However, you know your business is capable of more than it’s achieving right now.

The ActionCOACH business coaching process is designed to help business owners build a business that works FOR you, not just BECAUSE of you… whether your goal is to ultimately sell your business, have it produce passive income, or that you just get to do the parts of it that you enjoy. 

My clients achieve an average of 31% growth year over year, increase their personal wealth, and take off more time than ever. In other words, this program is to help you reach the goals that you set out to achieve when you started your business in the first place.

Owner and Business Coach

CEOWORLD magazine

Opinion Columnist

E47 Capital Partners, LLC

E47 is a faith-based, community-driven private investment fund.

Partner

Business Life Institute

Board Member

Author

Planned an interruption of my life and traditional career path to seek a world view of growth and learning. Immersed myself in research by living and traveling throughout Europe for a year, while writing to share my knowledge, experiences and lessons learned.

Buffini and Company

Business & Leadership Coach

Pac-West Telecomm, Inc.

Corporate Marketing & PR

Since 2005, I have helped over 1,000 business owners and executives to achieve their goals, and take their business to the next level. My clients have achieved double and triple-digit growth in revenue and profitability, accomplished through improvements in sales, marketing, team training, systems development and strategic planning.

Karie Kaufmann

Thanksgiving felt like the right time to share a little behind-the-scenes magic about my team. 

Did you know that the 3 coaches on my team all used to be clients?

Joseph, Julie and Jonathan all built and sold their own businesses, then decided they wanted to help other business owners win.

Was that my intended business model? No. (Seriously, not even a little.)

Did it turn out to be the best accidental strategy ever? Without a doubt.

And Lorin - our Coaching Community Coordinator - she's the one making sure nothing (and no one) falls between the cracks. It's wizardry, I think.

Shout out to our remote team: Erica (Germany), Jocelyn (Temecula), Keira and Sandy (Kansas City) - who couldn't be there for the photo, but make an impact from across the country and around the world!

Grateful doesn't even begin to cover it. Happy Thanksgiving!


#gratitude #thanksgiving #entrepreneurlife #team #businesscoach

Business & Executive Coach | Scaling Up Strategic Planning Facilitator | Keynote Speaker

In 20 years of coaching business owners, I've learned that most "business problems" aren't really business problems. They're personal development challenges disguised as things like team issues or operational inefficiencies. 

The business challenges are real, but the root cause is usually upstream - like the belief that sacrificing yourself is noble... or that no one else can do it as well as you.

Think of your business results like a mirror, revealing what you have created, tolerated or avoided. (For better or worse.)

Taking care of yourself = taking care of your business.

After all, your business can only grow as fast as you do.

(Thanks to my coach, Peter Boolkah, for sharing this lesson with me in a season when I needed the perspective shift!)


#businessleadership #growthanddevelopment #growthmindset #coachingtips

From the inside, the hamster wheel looks like a ladder.

That’s why so many business owners stay busy and still feel stuck.

If the business only runs smoothly when you do… you don’t own a business, you own a job. 
(And you might think your boss is a lunatic.)

On the other hand, S.Y.S.T.E.M. stands for:
Save 
You 
Stress 
Time 
Energy and 
Money

Systems run the business.
People run the systems.

When you get that right, the business becomes bigger than any one person.

Team members can move seats.

You can take a real vacation.

And the machine keeps running.

Build for freedom, not dependence.


#BusinessGrowth #Leadership #EntrepreneurMindset #BusinessCoaching #SystemsThatScale #SmallBusinessTips  #ExitStrategy

Last year, Forbes reported that expenses grew faster than revenue for most businesses.

The odd thing is, most business owners don’t lack ambition. In fact, they work harder than anyone.

So why do most fail to produce killer results? 

Here are some common reasons I’ve observed:

- No goals/ambiguous goals (pay the bills… do a little better than last year…)
- Too many goals (overwhelm)
- Has ambitious goals, but lack of a clear execution plan leads to spinning wheels

GrowthCLUB is where we fix that.

This isn’t vision boards and matcha.

It’s where ambitious business owners step back, get honest, and map out the game plan for 2026.

Join us? Registration link in comments.

P.S. You can wait until January like everyone else. Or you can start now, the way you intend to continue – focused.


#businessplan #actionplan #results #goalsetting #takeaction #seminar #growthmindset Jonathan Ghiloni Joseph Quero Julie Seal-Gaustad

[7 Tips for an Effective Strategic Planning Process]

Strategic planning done wrong can result in:
🚫 A bunch of words that sound smart but aren't actually useful
🚫 Massive amounts of ideas, and everyone leaves overwhelmed
🚫 Lack of execution

Done right:
✅ Focused priorities
✅ Energize and mobilize the team in the right direction
✅ Get more done in 90 days than most accomplish in a year

This video shares tips for doing it right.

If you’re curious what my strategic planning process is like, comment or message me. I’m happy to chat - no obligation.

I have both private and group workshops available over the next 2 months. 


#strategicplanning #workshops #growthanddevelopment #growthmindset #coachingtips

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