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Meet Jay Hidalgo

Jay Hidalgo, a Partner at The Barzel Group, brings three decades of experience in helping companies grow, streamline operations, and expand their markets. His approach has always been rooted in working closely with leadership to define where a company stands today and where it wants to go. From there, he collaborates with them to build and implement the right strategic frameworks to reach those goals.

As a business owner himself, Jay understands firsthand the challenges of improving processes, strengthening teams, and driving productivity. He believes that for overworked leaders to “reclaim their life,” they need systems, tools, and frameworks that empower high-quality decision-making organization wide. Through this approach, he’s been instrumental in driving transformation at companies like Herman Miller, Michelin, Eloqua (now Oracle), Ariba, NCR, Harte-Hanks, Toshiba, Rubbermaid, Act-On Software, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Haworth, and Pitney Bowes.

Before launching his coaching practice, Jay founded and served as Chief Revenue Officer of Annuitas, where he helped companies maximize returns on sales and marketing investments. He’s also been a keynote speaker, facilitator, and sought-after trainer at conferences focused on lead generation and management.

When he’s not serving his clients, you’ll find Jay cheering on his beloved New York Mets. He and his wife, Janice, call West Michigan home, where they’ve raised four grown children. Jay enjoys hiking, biking, kayaking, and unwinding in his backyard with a bourbon, a cigar, and good conversation with friends.

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Articles Written by Jay

What To Read in 2024!

In 2023, I decided to elevate my reading habits intentionally. Historically, I would, at best, manage to get through about 6 books in a year. Consequently, as each year concluded, I grappled with a sense of guilt, feeling like another year had slipped away without fully leveraging my intellectual capital. I not only failed to…

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Navigating the New Year

Remember getting lost? It wasn’t that long ago that road trips meant having at least one folded map on your lap or a set of hand-scrawled directions taped to the dash. In the days before GPS gear, getting lost was pretty common. Especially if you tended to be a bit stubborn. Worse yet if you…

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Strategic Planning for Startup Businesses

Gain a clear perspective and create actionable goals through strong strategic planning for your startup business. Learn the process for yourself.

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