
James O'Neill
CEO
As CEO, James O’Neill heads the dynamic team behind JBC & Associates, LLC (JBC), a leading omnichannel growth company in American retail. Based in Toledo, Ohio, JBC has operated nearly 1,000 client stores covering all 50 American states in the past 10 years.
James launched JBC in 2013 and quickly established a strategic direction that built on his strengths as a multicategory specialty retailer with an excellent reputation for providing an exceptional shopping experience, design expertise, brand curation and brand development. James and team made enormous investments in developing POP-UP (brick & mortar, kiosk, events) operational standards and procedures, and most importantly focused on a building a nationwide team of exceptional retail talent which thrive in our corporate culture that helps all team members care, grow and win together.
Prior to launching JBC, James spent more than 25 years in escalating leadership positions at leading retail and consumer-product companies. His work took him from Car Washes to Convenience Stores, to the Leading Health and Beauty Retailer (GNC), and then to the world of temporary retail at Hickory Farms.
James earned a bachelor’s degree from Towson University in 1988 and attended numerous symposiums and seminars for C-Level managers.