Jim Cathcart helps people succeed. Executive MBA Professor, Entrepreneur in Residence and Dean’s Advisory Council at the School of Management, California Lutheran University. As a Top 1% TEDx speaker (over 2 million views), and one of the most award-winning professional speakers in the world, Jim has delivered over 3,300 professional speeches and seminars around the world to audiences numbering into tens of thousands. He’s a virtual presentations expert and a pioneer in the field of “ReInventing Yourself and Your Business”. The Original Author of “Relationship Selling” and the man who popularized that concept worldwide. In the past 5 years Jim has delivered presentations in 21 cities throughout China and in his career he’s keynoted conferences in Poland, Singapore, France, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Belgium, Scotland, Australia and every state in the United States.

He’s an avid mountain trail runner, a professional guitarist/singer, and a lifetime motorcyclist who loves helping people grow the confidence and clarity essential to optimize their success.

Awards: The Golden Gavel Award, International Sales and Marketing Hall of Fame, Speakers Hall of Fame, The Cavett Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, The Quilly Bestselling Authors Award, Top 1% of TEDx, and more. Past President of the National Speakers Association (USA), former board member of the Global Speakers Federation, CoFounder of the China Speakers Association, CoFounder of The Professional Speaking Institute, Author of NSA’s “Eight Professional Competencies.”