Jerry is CEO of Asian Business Company, Inc. an importer and exporter of products from Asia. Jerry is also president of Jerry R. Mitchell and Associates Inc. The firm incorporated in 1989 and is designed to specifically assist managers of technology- based companies in the planning and exploitation of existing and new business opportunities. Several of the firm’s clients have become public companies. Its unique experience in start-ups is especially important for new firms and new product endeavors.

Jerry has been in the high tech industry since 1961 where he has held positions of: Salesman, Sales Manager, Vice- president Sales, Vice-president Marketing, Executive Vice president Sales and Marketing, President/CEO. Jerry has been a partner/founder with 12 companies that received over 50% international revenue, 8 of which successfully went public or were sold/merged. In November 1997 he and three other entrepreneurs were described in Fortune Magazine as serial entrepreneurs because of their accomplishments starting multiple successful companies.

He is President/Founder of The Midwest Entrepreneurs Forum since its formation. He is the publisher of Bootstrapping newsletter. With his partner he holds monthly seminars called Bootstrapping sharing his knowledge with up and coming entrepreneurs.He serves on the Advisory Board of DePaul Universities Coleman Entrepreneurship Center. Jerry enjoys mentoring other entrepreneurs. Jerry has been appointed North American Representative for the city of Qingdao, China by the Mayor of Qingdao.

He is a proven leader in taking new technology to market. Listed below are some of the ideas he helped bring to the international market.

  • First read only memory (emulated other computers including IBM 360)
  • First Computer Output Microfilm
  • First Non IBM Optical Scanning System
  • First Key To Disk Input Devices
  • First Computer Aided Design Systems
  • First Computer Aided Manufacturing Systems
  • First Digital Telemetry Systems Used to Monitor the Astronauts and taken to the market to monitor hospital patients including fetal monitoring
  • First automated pay Telephone Company
  • First high-resolution graphic display (2500 squared) system
  • First integrated logic design simulation system
  • First independent DSL Company

E-mail:jerry@jerryrmitchellandassoc.com