Bill Nolan is a rare advisor who has actually run the company. A CEO with a deep manufacturing and financial background, Bill spent 17 years as COO and then CEO of a commercial printing and packaging company, where the business tripled both revenue and EBITDA under his leadership. He brings that operator's credibility to Inglewood, where he serves as a Partner and Executive Committee Member.
Bill is a CPA whose foundation runs through audit and transaction advisory, giving him a command of the numbers that most operators never develop and most consultants never earned in the field. That combination is his edge: he reads a financial statement like an auditor and runs a P&L like a chief executive, translating what the ledger says into what the business must do next.
His discipline is execution. Bill is known for leading culture change, organizing execution, and optimizing business processes and financial performance in companies that need to move from intention to results. A committed student of EOS (the Entrepreneurial Operating System) and "2 Second Lean," he installs the operating rhythm, accountability, and continuous-improvement habits that make performance durable rather than temporary.
Bill holds a BBA and an MSA from the University of Notre Dame and was named a 2022 Vistage Impact Award winner. At Inglewood, he partners with owners and management teams across manufacturing and beyond to sharpen operations, strengthen financial performance, and build the kind of disciplined execution that compounds into lasting enterprise value.
Core experience
- 17 years as COO and CEO of a commercial printing & packaging company
- Tripled company revenue and EBITDA as chief executive
- CPA with an audit and transaction advisory background
- Partner & Executive Committee Member, Inglewood
- 2022 Vistage Impact Award winner
- BBA and MSA, University of Notre Dame
Core Disciplines
Where Bill goes deep
Operational Turnaround & Performance Improvement
Inglewood approaches performance improvement as operators, not observers. Bill Nolan brings the perspective of a CEO who tripled his own company's revenue and EBITDA, diagnosing where execution breaks down and rebuilding the disciplines that restore profitability. He optimizes business processes and financial performance in tandem, aligning people, cash, and operations toward measurable results. For manufacturers and middle-market companies under pressure to perform, this is hands-on leadership that converts strategy into execution and effort into margin, value, and momentum that lasts.
EOS & Operating-System Implementation
A durable turnaround needs a durable operating rhythm. Bill Nolan is a committed practitioner of EOS, the Entrepreneurial Operating System, installing the accountability structures, cadences, and clarity that let leadership teams execute consistently rather than heroically. As Inglewood applies it, EOS becomes the framework that makes performance repeatable, aligning vision with weekly execution and holding the organization to its numbers. For owner-led and middle-market companies, it is the difference between a good quarter and a well-run company that compounds results year after year.
Lean & Continuous Improvement
Continuous improvement is a habit, not a project. A devoted student of "2 Second Lean," Bill Nolan builds cultures where everyone improves the work a little every day, stripping waste from processes and giving frontline teams ownership of the outcome. At Inglewood, this practitioner's approach to lean turns abstract efficiency goals into visible, daily gains on the floor and in the office. Applied inside manufacturing and packaging operations, it is how Bill compounds small wins into significant improvements in throughput, quality, and financial performance.
Culture Change & Change Leadership
Numbers follow behavior, and behavior follows culture. Bill Nolan is known for leading culture change, the hardest and most decisive work in any turnaround, aligning teams around a shared standard of accountability and execution. Inglewood treats culture as an operating lever, not a soft afterthought, and Bill has led it from the CEO's chair. He organizes execution so that new expectations actually stick, moving organizations from resistance to ownership. For businesses in transition, this is the change leadership that makes every other improvement possible.
Financial & Transaction Advisory
Bill Nolan is a CPA whose career is rooted in audit and transaction advisory, giving him rigorous command of financial performance and the numbers behind a deal. At Inglewood, he brings that discipline to owners weighing growth, transition, or sale, combining the auditor's precision with a CEO's judgment about what the financials mean for the business. He strengthens reporting, clarifies performance, and prepares companies to withstand diligence. This blend of technical accounting depth and operating experience is what lets Bill advise with both credibility and practicality.
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