John Minnich
Business Advisor
John Minnich, MAcct, CPA, CGMA coaches and consults with business leaders on business performance and strategy. John also facilitates executive peer group sessions. He has served in several leadership roles including C-suite as CFO, president of Financial Executives International-Fort Wayne, executive forum leader with REF Indiana, and Indiana CPA Society leadership council. In addition to a career in business, John has facilitated sessions as MBA faculty with Purdue University Fort Wayne. He earned graduate and undergraduate degrees in accounting from Manchester University. John’s credentials also include Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Global Management Accountant.
John's Curriculum Vitae
Executive Leadership
eCornell University
High-Performance Leadership
eCornell University
Strategic Human Resources Leadership
eCornell University
John Minnich’s Story
As business and thought leader, John Minnich has extensive professional experience in business and academia as both practitioner and university faculty. John has helped impact the lives of 1,000+ current and emerging business leaders in addition to 100+ organizations. In 2014, he founded an advisory and consulting practice. With passions for leadership, management, and strategy, John enjoys engaging with clients on forward-thinking initiatives. Nationally, John has facilitated professional development sessions for professional organizations on business advisory and executive leadership including the ever-expanding role of CFOs as true business partner.
Award Winning
During John’s career, he has received numerous awards and has served in several leadership roles including C-suite. With a consistent record of proven results as business executive and financial leader, he has a history of driving organizational excellence.
Executive Advisor Office at the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center
Opening offices at the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center in 2022, John is strategically positioned to help his clients.
Peer Advisory and Executive Coaching with REF Indiana
As a result of his over 20 years business success including expansive network of colleagues, John was repeatedly invited to join REF Indiana in 2020 as executive forum leader before officially accepting in 2022 while he finalized other business obligations. As executive forum leader, John facilitates advisory and leadership development peer groups for small to medium sized business executives and entrepreneurs. Like-minded and driven business professionals.
Business Advisor and Coach
In 2021, John was invited and assumed a Director of Professional Development role with Oodles – Complete Advisory Solution. In this capacity, he engages with clients on forward-thinking initiatives including the Complete Advisory Solution and how firms across North America can best serve their clients through advisory services.
AACSB MBA Faculty
In 2019, he was invited to participate in a national faculty candidate search solidifying a lecturer role at Purdue University Fort Wayne – Doermer School of Business. His responsibilities to the university have included MBA strategic financial management in both graduate and undergraduate programs.
CPA and Financial Executive Background
In addition to serving 5 universities as business faculty, John led a successful career in both public accounting, providing audit and assurance services, and IT consulting during a 10-year span with 3 regional firms.
Business Leader including Financial Executives International
As business leader, roles have included CFO with oversight of financials including budgeting and forecasting, risk management, admissions, enrollment and retention, facilities, financial aid, human resources, and information technology. John has served as Financial Executives International-Fort Wayne (FEI) president including member of FEI’s national committee on governance, risk, and compliance and national mentor for financial leaders.
Professional Organizations
Having accomplished the above by his early 40s, John is a member of American Institute of CPAs, Association for Corporate Growth, Financial Executives International, Indiana CPA Society, and National Speakers Association.
Executive Expertise and Specialties
Specialties: Business and CFO advisory; business strategy, implementation, and performance
Organizational Excellence: Business Performance and Strategy
By his early 40s, John launched Strategic Executive Advisory, served in board and CFO executives roles, led Financial Executives International-Fort Wayne as president, joined REF Indiana as executive forum leader, was recognized as a Forty Under 40, and accepted positions with 3 regional CPA firms. Simultaneously leading an accomplished career in academia with 5 universities including an AACSB MBA faculty role as lecturer with Purdue University Fort Wayne. A role John solidified through a national search.
With over 30 years in business, he began working at age 11 as newspaper carrier for Fort Wayne Newspapers. At 13, he started working for his father who ran a small retail business in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana for nearly 50 years. From an early age, John grew up in business learning first-hand the value of exceeding client and customer expectations.
John Minnich's Story
As business and thought leader, John Minnich has extensive professional experience in business and academia as both practitioner and university faculty. John has helped impact the lives of 1,000+ current and emerging business leaders in addition to 100+ organizations. In 2014, he founded an advisory and consulting practice. With passions for leadership, management, and strategy, John enjoys engaging with clients on forward-thinking initiatives. Nationally, John has facilitated professional development sessions for professional organizations on business advisory and executive leadership including the ever-expanding role of CFOs as true business partner.
Award Winning
During John’s career, he has received numerous awards and has served in several leadership roles including C-suite. With a consistent record of proven results as business executive and financial leader, he has a history of driving organizational excellence.
Executive Advisor Office at the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center
Opening offices at the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center in 2022, John is strategically positioned to help his clients.
Peer Advisory and Executive Coaching with REF Indiana
As a result of his over 20 years business success including expansive network of colleagues, John was repeatedly invited to join REF Indiana in 2020 as executive forum leader before officially accepting in 2022 while he finalized other business obligations. As executive forum leader, John facilitates advisory and leadership development peer groups for small to medium sized business executives and entrepreneurs. Like-minded and driven business professionals.
Business Advisor and Coach
In 2021, John was invited and assumed a Director of Professional Development role with Oodles – Complete Advisory Solution. In this capacity, he engages with clients on forward-thinking initiatives including the Complete Advisory Solution and how firms across North America can best serve their clients through advisory services.
AACSB MBA Faculty
In 2019, he was invited to participate in a national faculty candidate search solidifying a lecturer role at Purdue University Fort Wayne – Doermer School of Business. His responsibilities to the university have included MBA strategic financial management in both graduate and undergraduate programs.
CPA and Financial Executive Background
In addition to serving 5 universities as business faculty, John led a successful career in both public accounting, providing audit and assurance services, and IT consulting during a 10-year span with 3 regional firms.
Business Leader including Financial Executives International
As business leader, roles have included CFO with oversight of financials including budgeting and forecasting, risk management, admissions, enrollment and retention, facilities, financial aid, human resources, and information technology. John has served as Financial Executives International-Fort Wayne (FEI) president including member of FEI’s national committee on governance, risk, and compliance and national mentor for financial leaders.
Professional Associations
Having accomplished the above by his early 40s, John is a member of American Institute of CPAs, Association for Corporate Growth, Financial Executives International, Indiana CPA Society, and National Speakers Association.
Executive Expertise and Specialties
Specialties: Business and CFO advisory; business strategy, implementation, and performance
Organizational Excellence: Business Performance and Strategy
By his early 40s, John launched Strategic Executive Advisory, served in board and CFO executives roles, led Financial Executives International-Fort Wayne as president, joined REF Indiana as executive forum leader, was recognized as a Forty Under 40, and accepted positions with 3 regional CPA firms. Simultaneously leading an accomplished career in academia with 5 universities including an AACSB MBA faculty role as lecturer with Purdue University Fort Wayne. A role John solidified through a national search.
With over 30 years in business, he began working at age 11 as newspaper carrier for Fort Wayne Newspapers. At 13, he started working for his father who ran a small retail business in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana for nearly 50 years. From an early age, John grew up in business learning first-hand the value of exceeding client and customer expectations.
