Biography

Jim “Mr. Energy” Smith, Jr.

• Today Jim travels nationally and internationally, for groups of all sizes, to provide breakthroughs to superior results in the areas of leadership, professional trainer development, presentation skills, customer service, inclusion and motivation. A sought after trainer and motivational speaker, his workshops and keynote addresses have taken him to 42 of the 50 states, The Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, Korea, England, Germany and Canada. Called the "Trainer's Trainer," Jim has worked with thousands of leaders and managers to coach them in how to bring out the best in their team members and how to make "mistake free," powerful presentations. He's a mainstay at a number of industry conferences including the American Society for Training and Development, the Society for Pharmaceutical and Biotech Trainers, the Council for Hotel and Restaurant Trainers and the Society for Insurance Trainers and Educators. His results focused, high impact sessions are jam-packed.

Prior to forming JIMPACT, Jim worked in leadership positions for the Bob Pike Group, Simmons Associates, CoreStates Bank, the Vanguard Group of Investments and Prudential’s American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Operations. Throughout his corporate career he has been known for his creative, spirited, high energy and purposeful approach to developing relationships, talent and solutions. He gives so much of himself to help others be their very best.

Jim’s the author of the inspirational book From Average to Awesome: Lessons For Living an Extraordinary Life and the co-author of the leadership book The Masters of Success (along with Ken Blanchard, Jack Canfield, Mark Van Hoozer, John Christensen and others). He just finished his newest book, CRASH AND LEARN: 600+ Road Tested Tips to Keep Audiences Fired Up and Engaged! His journey from humble beginnings to being an inspiration to national and international audiences is awesome! He gave birth to JIMPACT Enterprises in January of 2000 and the company has been making a JIMPACT throughout the world ever since.

Jim’s favorite quote is Satchel Paige’s, “Dream like you’ll live forever…love like you’ve never been hurt…work like you don’t need the money…and dance like nobody’s watching! This quote helps fuel his fire as he works with his customers to transform and achieve impactful results. Some of those customers include TDBank, ED FUND, AstraZeneca, Subaru, Ortho-McNeil Janssen, Lifescan, HBO, Prudential, Guidant, Sheraton Hotels, ADP (Dealer Services), Fired Up, Inc., MetLife, PEMCO, Schering Plough, The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, The Academy of Music, and Retirement Services to ADP (Dealer and Retirement Services).

To learn more about Jim, his life, how he tap’s into your personal power, his strategies for success and his many experiences please read From Average to Awesome.

“My drive comes from the number of people who’ve touched my life and the number of experiences I’ve learned from…to put it very simply, I love learning, evolving and growing and I love helping others do the same.” - Jim Smith, Jr.