Tom Caprel



My business experience

My business experience includes founder and CEO of Breakthrough Results, Inc. (January 2004 - present); consultant, VSA Consulting (January 2000 - December, 2002); founder and CEO, IT Lighthouse & Caprel Computer Services (June, 1990 - January, 2004); Branch Manager, Sentinel Computer Services (1983 - 1990); and Sales Representative, Exxon Office Systems (1981 - 1983).

My Vistage experience

I have been a Vistage Chair since 2005 and named a "Vistage Rookie of the Year" in 2006. I was a Vistage member from 1995-1999.

In Vistage groups, members create a future for themselves and their businesses, and they are held accountable (by their Chair and other group members) for achieving that future. As a group, we’re determined to have fun, generate excitement, encourage passion and create enduring and extraordinary results for our businesses and our lives.

My Vistage groups

I am the Chair of Vistage Small Business group (four women, eight men). Members represent a variety of industries, including publishing, manufacturing, medical, wholesale, safety, insurance and education.

Members of Trusted Advisor group include two women and nine men, representing such industries as travel, mentoring, financial, communications, legal, consulting and technology.

Who is the "ideal" Vistage member?

The ideal member is a manager or business owner who wants to make their future life better than the current one, and who isn’t afraid to challenge or be challenged on the way.

More about Tom Caprel

I have a B.S. in Political Science and a master's degree in Business, both from Western Illinois University. My education also includes the Forum Leaders Program and Landmark Education Curriculum for Living. I am affiliated with the following organizations:

  • Menttium of Chicago—Advisory Board member, mentoring women in Fortune 500 companies
  • Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce—Volunteer, Future Founders Program
  • Human Capital Institute—Panel member
  • Athena Program—Mentor to up-and-coming entrepreneurs
  • Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center—Facilitator

I enjoy golf, reading, lounging at the lake and, most of all, spending time with Evie, my wife of 28 years, and our children, Tom, Jr. and Kelsey.