Jeff Bowe is Principal and Chief Strategist of ACTUM Group. Jeff specializes in working with people who sell to business owners. Jeff’s diverse experience allows him to transcend industry lines to assist organizations in finding and crystallizing solutions to the problems of growth and succession. He has worked with numerous start-up entrepreneurial ventures, small to medium sized service and manufacturing entities, not-for-profits, as well as international chemical, research, and game and toy companies.

Jeff started his career in 1985 in customer service at Benham Press. After progressing through estimating, accounting, sales, finance, and operations, and having responsibilities in human resources, environmental compliance, marketing, and capital acquisitions, he acquired Benham Press in 1995. He then acquired a commercial photography studio in 1996. In 1997, he sold the printing company to publicly held Disc Graphics in New York. Jeff served Disc Graphics for three years as Midwest General Manager, expanding the company’s presence in the entertainment and software packaging markets. After leaving Disc Graphics, Jeff was Regional Vice President and Partner of The Resource Development Group LLC, Indiana affiliate of an international leadership development organization.

Jeff is currently working on a Doctor of Business Administration in Marketing at Anderson University, with interests in sales process and market differentiation strategies for emerging business. His prior academic credentials include a B.A. with honors from DePauw University with majors in Psychology and Religion—both studies of people, motivation, attitude, and relationships. He continued his studies with an M.B.A. from Indiana University. Jeff is a graduate of the Executive Development Program at Center for Creative Leadership, as well as being an Achievement Seminars International Certified Trainer in Sales and Leadership. Jeff continued his professional development by attending 10 days annually of advanced training from 2001-2005 at Resource Associates Corporation in Mohnton, PA, as well as a variety of other seminars throughout the year. Jeff was also a regular member of the national training team for Resource Associates Corporation.

Jeff is past president of the Printing Industries of Indiana, the state’s primary trade association for the printing industry. Jeff is on the boards of IMASERV, Inc., a subsidiary of the Indiana Manufacturers Association, and Campus Classics, Inc., a licensed sportswear, embroidery and silkscreen manufacturer and distributor in Indianapolis. He has been active in state and national lobbying efforts on behalf of industry, and remains on the Scholarship Committee of PII that benefits Vincennes University. He was appointed by the governor to the Indiana Air Pollution Control Board and also served on the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee which wrote the State Implementation Plan for the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990—the first major rewrite of the original Clean Air Act. Jeff has been active as a mentor in his fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, including being Chairman of an Alumni Commission at DePauw University, and conducts several workshops annually for DePauw students on networking and interviewing skills. He has been a proud member of Rotary and the Fishers Chamber of Commerce where he served as head of the Membership Council. Jeff has served on the President’s Advisory Board for Rainmakers, currently serves on the Business 2 Enterprise Advisory Board, and was selected as 2005 Finalist for Rainmaker of the Year.

Along with being an Adjunct Faculty in Psychology, Managerial Accounting, Strategy, and Human Resources at Oakland City University, Anderson University, and Capella University, Jeff is an active public speaker and author on the buying/selling process, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, leadership, and personal and organizational focus. He spends his best time with his family including Trey, Jordan, and Chandlier, his boat, appropriately named for his marine passion, “Raging Fever, ” and his motorcycle which gives him fresh air for fresh ideas.