Jim “Mr. Energy” Smith, Jr.
President & Chief Executive Officer
JIMPACT Enterprise

PRE CONFERENCE WORKSHOP:
OUCH! Eliminating the Mistakes that kill Audience Engagement, Retention and Motivation

KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
RESET: Developing Powerful Habits to Break through to Greater Performance

PROFILE

Jim works with thousands to provide breakthroughs to superior results in the areas of global leadership, high impact presentations and facilitation skills, diversity, empowerment, customer service and inclusion.  A sought-after trainer and power speaker, his workshops, teachings, keynotes and executive coaching experiences have taken him to 42 states, the Netherlands, China, Turkey, Ireland, Spain, Norway, Canada, Mexico and England.  Jim has worked with thousands of executives, leaders and managers to coach them in effective communication skills, employee development and how to maximise one’s productivity.  In addition, he has coached speakers, trainers, television and radio personalities in how to make “mistake free,” memorable, engaging and retention-based presentations.

Jim is also an adjunct faculty member for the Rutgers Executive MBA Program and in November 2008, he was featured on the cover of the National Speaker’s Association SPEAKER magazine.  In April of 2009 he was on the cover of New Jersey’s Performance magazine with President Barak Obama, Corey Booker (Mayor, Newark, NJ), Donald Trump, Joel Osteen, Pat Summit and others.  He obtained his BA in English from Widener University and his Masters in Journalism from Temple University.

Prior to forming JIMPACT, Jim held leadership roles for the Bob Pike Group, Simmons Associates, CoreStates Bank, the Vanguard Group and Prudential.  His focus, he says, “is on personal power – I want to create a mindset shift in my learners – I want them to take 100% responsibility and accountability for their behaviors, actions and results.  This will help them reach phenomenal levels of performance.” 

Jim has authored two books From Average to Awesome:  Lessons for Living an Extraordinary Life andCrash and Learn:  600+ Road Tested Tips to Keep Audiences Fired Up and Engaged! and co-authored a third, The Masters of Success (with Ken Blanchard, Jack Canfield, John Christensen and others).  His clients are many including, TDBank, Merck, Neighbor’s Federal Credit Union, Gartner, Prudential, Temple University, ADP, AIMCO,  Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Subaru, HBO, Johnson & Johnson, the Kimmel Center, MetLife, Harvard University, HBO, Jack in the Box, Cousin’s Subs and Raising Cane’s.

Notable Professional Awards

• The Vanguard Group of Investments prestigious Award of Excellence
• Induction onto the Temple University Gallery of Success
• Cover story for November 2008 NSA Speaker Magazine
• On the cover story of the April 2009 Performance Magazine (with President Barak Obama, Mayor Corey Booker and others)