Based in Metro Atlanta, Compass Leadership Group provides innovative leadership seminars to the business world. From day seminars at Gettysburg to week long expeditions to Normandy, France, Compass provides business leaders with new insight into leadership---Battle-tested Leadership.

Our instructors include influential military and business leaders, veterans, historians, and distinguished members of academia. Using the leadership traits and principles established by the United States Army and Marine Corps, (Battle-tested Leadership) we provide an insightful overview of leadership in the most chaotic, fluid and uncertain of all environments. Lessons that apply to today’s business leaders in today’s rapidly changing business world.

Addressing D-Day veterans and their families on the 60th anniversary of D-Day, "Leadership and Eisenhower" at Normandy, France.

Our clients learn firsthand how difficult battle can be and they soon recognize the parallels with their business. With new insights our clients find the meaning of real leadership and come to understand the issues faced by military leaders. Participants are fascinated that the lessons from a battle decades or centuries old will so easily correlate with challenges found in business today.

Our clients come away with a strong foundation of new leadership principles and something no other program offers - insight into leadership of some of the great leaders in history.

Jay S. Holmes

Jay Holmes has held a lifelong interest in military history, leadership and team building. After graduating from college with a degree in economics and history, Holmes joined the United States Marine Corps where he served as a combat decorated officer in the Republic of Vietnam and later as an instructor at the Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Virginia. Holmes credits the Marine Corps’ unique culture and superior leadership experience as a major contributing factor to his successful business career.

An accomplished business executive for over 30 years, Mr. Holmes spent the last 6 years of his corporate career as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of a multi-billion dollar commercial finance institution.

In 2004 Jay joined Compass Leadership Group as a Managing Director. In 2005 he was promoted to President and CEO.

Jay is a member of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, American Legion, Marine Corps Association, Marine Corps League, Disabled American Veterans and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He and his wife of over 30 years are “empty nesters” with three grown children. They reside in suburban Atlanta, Georgia.