Founder & President at 101 Leaders Institute
Greater Los Angeles Area
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- Founder & President at Motivation.tv
- Founding Faculty Member at iLearningGlobal.tv
- TV show host & featured faculty member at TSTN- The Success Training Network
- School of Business, Board of Counsellors at California Lutheran University
- Founder & President at 101 Leaders Institute
- Video Faculty at Crestcom
- President & Founder at Cathcart Institute, Inc.
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- Senior Adviser and Spokesperson at Synergy Street (Barter Trade Network)
- Board of Visitors, Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University
- Past President & long term member at National Speakers Association
- Partner at Cathcart, Alessandra & Associates, Inc.
- Senior Program Manager at United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, National HQ
- Education
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- University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- University of Central Arkansas
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Jim Cathcart’s Summary
Motivational Expert, Author of 15 books including The Acorn Principle and Relationship Selling, both bestsellers. Current book project "Relationship Intelligence®". Creator of Motivation.tv. Member of the Advisory Boards of the Schools of Business at both Pepperdine University and California Lutheran University.
Inducted into the Professional Speaker Hall of Fame, CPAE.
Recipient of the Golden Gavel Award and The Cavett Award.
Past president of the National Speakers Association.
30 years of professional presentations to over 2,600 clients worldwide.
Inducted in 2008 as one of the "Legends of the Speaking Profession"
Executive Coach and Advisor to business leaders.
Host of The Sherwood Parlor discussion series.
Featured on iLearningGlobal.tv with many programs, and TSTN.com. Mr. Cathcart's show is "The Purpose of Selling" (12 episodes).
CSP: certified speaking professional.
Founder of The 101 Leaders Institute.
Community Leader and former member of the board of the Boys & Girls Clubs.
Jim Cathcart’s Specialties:
Motivational Expert, World leader among professional speakers. Specialist in "Relationship Intelligence®." Author of Relationship Selling, designer of training programs and sales training consultant.
Author of The Acorn Principle, psychological researcher, world leading professional motivational speaker.
Speech coaching, executive advisor, sales & leadership motivation.
Jim Cathcart’s Experience
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Founder & President
Motivation.tv
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
April 2009 — Present (8 months)
I created this online learning channel to give you instant access to brief, inspiring messages and entertaining stories from the top speakers in the world. I am close friends with many of the world's top speakers and will assure that this channel only brings you the best and most re-viewable videos. No Lame Videos! :-)
Let me know what you'd like to see there and I'll take it to our planning committee. If you aren't motivated the people around you won't be either. -
Founding Faculty Member
iLearningGlobal.tv
(Broadcast Media industry)
2008 — Present (1 year )
I have joined the faculty of iLearningGlobal.tv, a new high-definition training & motivation network on the web. Other faculty members include: Brian Tracy, Don Hutson, Tony Alessandra, Patricia Fripp and many more. See it at http://www.ilearningglobal.biz/jimcathcart.
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TV show host & featured faculty member
TSTN- The Success Training Network
(Broadcast Media industry)
2005 — Present (4 years )
This Success Channel is filled with half hour and longer shows from some of the top experts in Business today. Broadcast quality is excellent and the line up of experts includes Bob Proctor, Tony Alessandra, Jim Cathcart, Don Hutson, Scott McKain and more. Browse their programs online and view the ones that hold the most value for you.
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School of Business, Board of Counsellors
California Lutheran University
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
2004 — Present (5 years )
I serve as an adviser and supporter of the School of Business at Cal Lutheran. In this capacity I have conducted training programs for the students and the business community in cooperation with the school, and I've collaborated with Dean Charles Maxey on plans and strategies for the school. This also led to my involvement with the Ventura County Civic Alliance and the VC Community Foundation. They are the publishers of the State of the Region Report and I serve on their Advisory Committee.
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Founder & President
101 Leaders Institute
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
2003 — Present (6 years )
Jim Cathcart created 101 Leaders Institute to develop the leaders in the "101 Corridor" by marshalling all of the education/motivation resources available and showing existing and aspiring leaders the way to get more done more effectively through collaboration and cooperation on projects and causes that matter to both businesses and our communities.
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Video Faculty
Crestcom
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
1995 — Present (14 years )
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President & Founder
Cathcart Institute, Inc.
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
June 1977 — Present (32 years 6 months)
Cathcart Institute, Inc. creates training materials and conducts training in the fields of: Motivation, Leadership, Sales, Teamwork, Communication Skills, Presentations & Speaking, and Self Improvement. With 30+ years of experience and over 2,000 clients the depth and breadth of expertise is immense. Our motto is: Intelligent Motivation for a challenging world. Helping People Grow since 1977.
Our website is filled with free video messages, articles, blog and much more.
Our primary "export" is Jim Cathcart, CSP, CPAE the motivational speaker and author. He speaks on Relationship Intelligence®, Relationship Selling, Professional Advancement, and Helping People Grow. His books The Acorn Principle and Relationship Selling have become bestsellers and are translated into many languages.
Contact me at www.cathcart.com. -
Senior Adviser and Spokesperson
Synergy Street (Barter Trade Network)
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
May 2008 — August 2009 (1 year 4 months)
SynergyStreet.com is an online "social network" for Entrepreneurs and Businesses. Its purpose is to provide a community for Commerce, Community and Collaboration that will enhance business people's capacity to succeed.
We bring people the resources and forum in which they can connect with others for B2B commerce and to promote their own products and services to a wider audience. We also provide an ever-expanding knowledge base of fundamental business information for training, decision making and advanced marketing. Our community provides a high-trust, secure setting in which people can collaborate to help each other succeed. Our expressed purpose is to help people expand their own capacity to determine their own success. We succeed as we help you succeed. -
Board of Visitors, Graziadio School of Business and Management
Pepperdine University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
2003 — 2009 (6 years )
The Graziadio School is one of the top schools of business in the world and is a vital part of the famous Pepperdine University based in Malibu, California.
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Past President & long term member
National Speakers Association
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
1976 — 2008 (32 years )
NSA is the professional society for experts who speak for pay. I've been a member since 1976 and served as National President in 1988-89. I've received The Cavett Award, CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame, Certified Speaking Professional CSP, Lifetime Achievement Award, President's Award for Distinguished Service, and the San Diego Chapter renamed its member of the year award "The Jim Cathcart Service Award." I created the professional competencies program for NSA and am still an active leader today.
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Partner
Cathcart, Alessandra & Associates, Inc.
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)
1980 — 1985 (5 years )
A training and development company formed by Jim Cathcart and Tony Alessandra. Based in La Jolla, California, they produced training programs, seminars, speeches, videos and books in the area of human development for business. Their best selling products were Relationship Strategies, an audio program published by Nightingale Conant Corporation. This album sold over $3 Million worth in its first two years. And they produced a video series published by the University of Southern California's Davidson Conference Center under the title: Improving Yourself. This series continued to generate abundant sales for over a decade.
In 1985 Dr. Alessandra and Mr. Cathcart reformatted their businesses into separate companies and today they still occasionally coauthor new books and training programs.
Both of them have become national leaders among professional speakers. -
Senior Program Manager
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, National HQ
(Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
September 1975 — June 1977 (1 year 10 months)
The Jaycees in 1976-7 had 356,000 members in the US and more worldwide. I was in charge of Leadership Training and Individual Development programs. I wrote training manuals, gave speeches and seminars and trained others to do the same. My "team" was 5 volunteer State Chairmen in each of the 50 states. My subjects were: Leadership Training, Personal Development, Family Life Development, Speech Training and Spiritual Development. Two of the programs I authored won international awards.
Communication Dynamics and Leadership Dynamics.
Jim Cathcart’s Education
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University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Marketing, Finance & Real Estate Law 1968 — 1971
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University of Central Arkansas
Business Administration 1964 — 1966
Additional Information
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Jim Cathcart’s Interests:
I'm interested in Motivation, Human Development, Business Strategies, Motorcycles, Hiking, Fitness, Leadership Development, Executive Development, guitars, and self improvement
Jim Cathcart’s Groups:
National Speakers Association, Speakers Roundtable, Boys & Girls Clubs, 101 Leaders Institute, American Society for Training & Development, Global Speakers Federation, Institute for Noetic Sciences, World Future Society, Veteran Speakers Foundation,
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Sydney Sales Networking
Jim Cathcart’s Honors:
CPAE, Speaker Hall of Fame (1985)
CSP, certified speaking professional (1981)
The Cavett Award (1993)
The Golden Gavel Award (2001)
Legends of the Speaking Profession (2008)
Lifetime Achievement Award, Greater Los Angeles NSA (2003)
The Jim Cathcart Service Award, San Diego NSA (named in Jim's honor)
#2 National Bestselling E-book, the year 2000, The Acorn Principle
Jim Cathcart’s Contact Settings
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