Dom is a leadership coach, consultant, educator, author, speaker, and business owner. He is equally comfortable teaching in a classroom, addressing private audiences, and facilitating strategy sessions in a boardroom. He has been honored by academia, the business world, Scouting, and the U.S. Navy. His background includes the performing arts, serving in ministry, and working on the front lines with customers. Devoted to developing leaders, he specializes in helping high performing people reach their next level.

 

Professional Profile

 

Dom is co-creator of Monkeys Drinking Beans and principal consultant at
Dom De Bellis International. Before that, he co-founded Riverstone Media Group and served as a fellow of LeaderArena.com. Previously he was CEO of De Bellis Communications, a firm he founded in 1993. He has advised and consulted with clients on strategic planning and project management in marketing and communication, including advertising, corporate communication, public relations, and technical documentation.

 

Writing & Speaking

 

Dom’s articles have appeared in trade journals and the popular press. A member of several industry and academic associations, he holds a degree from Illinois State University, where he also taught through the English Language Institute.

 

Dom speaks  on leadership, financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and environmental stewardship. Audiences include churches, schools, chambers of commerce, and Scouting groups. He continues to develop and mentor people through Dom De Bellis International.

 

Advocacy

 

As the organizer for the Urban Ranch & Farm Project, Dom advocates for environmental stewardship, organic food production, food independence, sustainable energy development, waste processing, soil and water conservation, and affordable housing in a resource-based economy.

 

Dom strives to live and work sustainably, with a carbon zero footprint. Working from home 95% of the time means less fuel consumption, less pollution, and less time in traffic. Working with clients through digital, cloud-based workflows reduces paper, streamlines productivity, and is more efficient. Using email instead of mail and faxes means no paper waste and no postal fees. Clients review projects using FTP and online comps, eliminating overnight packages. Clients provide feedback electronically. Digitizing paper assets minimizes space requirements. When he does use paper, Dom prefers lighter stock and note pads recycled from post-consumer waste. Every bit of waste is re-used, re-purposed, recycled, or composted on premises.

 

Dom advocates for profitable, environmentally sustainable businesses. The energy he and his business consumes is offset through composting, recycling, alternative fuels and energy, and advocating for environmental stewardship. Sharing what he learns with clients who share this commitment, he hopes to further his journey toward sustainability—and beyond.

 

The Personal Side

 

Dom grew up in the Chicago suburb of Lombard, Illinois tending the family vegetable garden. He learned stewardship of natural resources from his immigrant family and from Scouting. Dom received leadership training in the Boy Scouts, where he earned the Eagle Scout award; and in the U.S. Navy, where he earned numerous accolades and an honorable discharge.

 

In his free time, Dom enjoys volunteering with a local Boy Scout Troop, exploring the outdoors with friends, and visiting neighbors. An avid storyteller and theatre supporter, Dom can often be found reading, writing, taking in a movie or live show, or drawing with his nephew.