Jim Ristuccia

Business Operations
SDSU
Primary Email: [email protected]
Bio
Jim Ristuccia is an executive coach, CEO advisor, and leadership strategist who helps founders build businesses that can scale without sacrificing clarity or balance. Drawing on decades of experience leading and advising organizations, Jim works with entrepreneurs to turn big-picture vision into practical execution, strengthen leadership habits, simplify operations, and develop the systems and mindset needed for sustainable growth. His coaching emphasizes effective decision-making, team development, accountability, and helping founders lead with greater confidence and focus.
Areas of Expertise
Clarifying vision and plan | Build simple, repeatable systems | Prioritization and delegation | Breaking down financial and operational concepts | Strategies for team building
Areas of Specialization
- Helping founders clarify vision and turn it into a focused, actionable plan
- Building simple, repeatable systems to support sustainable growth
- Improving prioritization, delegation, and time management to reduce burnout
- Simplifying financial and operational concepts for better decision-making
- Supporting team building, accountability, and people management challenges
- Developing a CEO mindset with practical guidance on scaling
Best to meet if: you are an early-stage founder looking to clarify direction, improve execution, or scale more effectively.
Come prepared with: your business vision, key challenges, and areas where you feel stuck or need support.
