IdeaBase Facilitators

Scott’s undergraduate majors are business and psychology. His MBA program specialized in marketing and strategy.

Scott led the development of over 600 new products while with Toro, Procter & Gamble, Newell, and Rubbermaid. He has managed a wide range of functions including marketing, industrial design, sales, advertising, merchandising, graphic design, financial control, and engineering.

Scott is co-founder of The Axiom Group which focuses on helping clients be more innovative through IdeaBase collaborative problem-solving software and the PrOp Cognitive Problem-Solving Method.

Client experience includes innovative companies such as General Mills, Thomson Reuters, 3M, Mattel, Fisher Price, Verizon, Sherwin Williams, Michelin, Kraft, Cargill, Clorox, and Toro.

Industry experience Includes Consumer Package Goods, Consumer Durables, Toys, Food, Energy, Medical, Dental, Software, and Finance.

Scott’s is a SCUBA instructor, underwater photographer/videographer, lived on the island of Bonaire for 10 years, and has written a screen play about combat related PTSD. Scott cares about STEM, foster children programs, and mentoring entrepreneurs.

Jim is a certified IdeaBase Issue Solving Session Facilitator. He is a professor at Lynn University’s College of Business and Management and has worked in consulting roles for IBM, Commonwealth Hospitality Management Company and Laventhol & Horwith.

Jim is also an Air Force veteran who served as a pilot and Deputy Missile Combat Crew Commander.

Jim’s vast experience and strong presentation skills make him ideally suited to help organizations cope with change and the need for new solutions to ever complex problems and opportunities.

Dr. Zimmerman has a PH.D. in Psychology & Interpersonal Communication.

Dr.Zimmerman is a CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) and a CPAE (Speaker Hall of Fame). He has authored 7 books focused on business and personal improvement.

He has presented more than 3,000 programs to more than a million people in 49 states and 22 countries focused on leadership, communication and work-life balance.