Experience That Connects Leadership, Operations, and the Workplace
Effective consulting requires more than technical knowledge. It requires the ability to understand the organization, listen to different perspectives, recognize how decisions affect people and operations, and translate strategy into practical action.
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Inspiring Consultant Services brings more than four decades of executive leadership, facility management, operational, business, and educational experience to each engagement—providing a broad perspective grounded in real organizational responsibility.
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Jerry DiCola,
Founder, Certified Instructor, Consultant CFM, FMP, SFP,FMA,CFT, LEED GA
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“Clarity, Commitment, Connection, lasting success”
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About Us
Turning Insight Into Impact
At Inspiring Consultants, LLC, we help business leaders uncover hidden inefficiencies, streamline operations, and drive sustainable growth. Whether you’re a business owner, CFO, or COO, you know that today’s fast-paced environment demands both agility and clarity. That’s where we come in.
We start by listening—understanding your unique operational challenges, financial goals, and vision for success. Then, we collaborate with your internal teams to deliver practical, data-driven strategies that boost efficiency, control costs, and support long-term scalability.
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Our focus will include:
∙ Operational & Facility Assessments: Identify gaps and opportunities to maximize productivity and profitability.
∙ Workflow & Process Optimization: Streamline processes to reduce waste and enhance performance.
∙ Fractional Leadership & Strategic Support: Access experienced leadership and strategic guidance as you need it.
∙ Employee Development & Professional Training: Build a high-performing team ready to meet your organization’s goals.
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We believe in smart, sustainable improvements that align with your culture, team, and budget. Our mission is simple: help you simplify, strengthen, and succeed—so you can focus on leading your business forward.
Let’s turn insight into impact, together.
From Understanding to Engagement
Better Facility Management Leadership Begins with Clarity, Commitment, and Connection
Inspiring Consultant Services exists to strengthen the Clarity, Commitment, and Connection required for facility management leadership to operate as a more capable strategic partner.
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Organizations are better positioned to perform when senior leadership, facility management, operational teams, and workplace partners understand the direction, share ownership of the desired outcomes, and maintain the trusted relationships needed for effective execution.
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The work begins by understanding what the organization has already achieved, why it is significant, where it wants to go, and what may be standing in the way. From there, practical guidance and education are grounded in building upon existing organizational strengths and supporting meaningful, sustainable improvement.
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Broad Experience Creates a Broader Organizational View
Jerry DiCola’s professional experience extends beyond facility management. His background includes executive leadership, corporate real estate, operations, human resources, business ownership, customer-facing roles, consulting, and professional education.
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That diversity creates an appreciation for the different pressures leaders, employees, customers, service partners, and operational teams experience. It also reinforces a systems-thinking perspective: leadership, people, processes, technology, workplace, and organizational culture are interconnected, and decisions in one area can influence performance throughout the organization​
Executive and Facility Management Experience
Experience includes more than 20 years of facility management and corporate real estate leadership across legal, pharmaceutical and biotechnology, technology, financial services, and professional-services environments.
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Leading complex headquarters relocations, workplace transformations, expansions, restacks, capital initiatives, and decommissioning efforts
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Directing large facility portfolios, multimillion-dollar operating budgets, internal teams, service providers, and cross-functional partners
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Connecting facility management decisions to business continuity, risk, employee experience, customer experience, financial stewardship, and organizational growth
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Building and developing teams, strengthening vendor relationships, improving operating practices, and creating accountability for execution
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Working with executives, business owners, nonprofit leaders, facility management professionals, and operational teams through periods of change
Committed to the Facility Management Profession
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Jerry has been an active member of the International Facility Management Association for more than 22 years and previously served as President of the IFMA Chicago Chapter. For more than 18 years, he has delivered IFMA and BOMI professional education to facility management professionals, corporate groups, and association chapters.
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His instructional work includes IFMA FMP®, CFM®, and SFP® programs and BOMI FMA® and RPA® education. He has also contributed subject-matter expertise to the profession and continues to connect industry practices with practical, real-world application.
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Certified Facility Manager® (CFM®)
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Facility Management Professional™ (FMP®)
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Sustainability Facility Professional® (SFP®)
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Facilities Management Administrator® (FMA®)
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CFT (ISPI/Hale)
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LEED Green Associate
Founder's Message
Throughout my career, I have seen capable people and strong organizations achieve better results when leadership and operations understand one another, share responsibility for the outcome, and maintain the relationships required to work through difficult decisions.
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That experience is why Inspiring Consultant Services focuses on Clarity, Commitment, and Connection. My role is not to arrive with a predetermined answer. It is to listen, understand what has already been accomplished, bring a practical and experienced perspective, and work alongside leaders and teams to strengthen what comes next.
— Jerry DiCola, Founder
Discover How Better Alignment Creates Better Results
Whether you are strengthening leadership, improving operations, transforming facility management, or implementing a strategic initiative, we can help your organization move forward with confidence.
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Start the conversation today and discover how aligning leadership, operations, and the workplace can create stronger organizational performance.
Empowering Individuals and Organizations
Business Consulting
Our mission is to equip businesses and individuals with the tools, knowledge, and strategies needed to thrive in today’s dynamic marketplace. Whether you’re looking to streamline operations, enhance workforce capabilities, or develop a long-term success roadmap, our proven methodologies ensure measurable and impactful results.
Facility Management Project Support
Leverage our 20+ years of Facility Management experience across legal, pharmaceutical, technology, and financial industries to successfully complete your project.
Certification Training - IFMA and BOMI
Whether you're a Facility Management or Property Management professional or a service provider working with FM/PM professionals, success could be just one certification away. With over 15 years of experience in IFMA certification training, we have the expertise to deliver the best learning experience to help you advance your career.