Keynote Speaker · Workshop Leader · Business Coach
Give Your Audience a Speaker Who Moves Them From Stuck to Action.
I’ve built businesses, lost them, and built again, starting over in America with $50 in my pocket. I bring that story and a practical framework to your stage, so your entrepreneurs leave inspired and equipped.

Audiences I’ve Spoken To Include
U.S. Small Business Administration, Georgia District Office · SCORE · Georgia HOMEBASE Business Chamber of Commerce · Conyers-Rockdale Chamber of Commerce
Why Event Planners Book Coach Jim
Inspiration Your Audience Can Act On
A story they won’t forget
From the top of Jamaica’s insurance industry to $50 in America, and back to the top. Resilience your audience feels.
Practical, not just motivational
Every talk is built on my 4-P Framework™: Purpose, Planning, Process and Promotion, with tools attendees can use the next day.
Audiences that stay engaged
At a recent SBA forum, attendees stayed online for two extra hours of Q&A after the session ended.
50+ years of credibility
SBA Home-Based Business Champion of the Year, former Life Insurance MDRT member, and Georgia House Resolution 1450 honoree.
Signature Talks
Topics Tailored to Your Audience
The Shift: An Immigrant’s Story of Risk, Resilience & Reward
My personal journey from walking away from engineering, to the top of the insurance industry, to starting over with $50, and rebuilding twice.
Attendees leave with: courage to take smart risks, and a blueprint for bouncing back from setbacks.
Re-Igniting Your Purpose and Passion
Also known as “From Sand to Solid Rock.” How to rebuild your business and life on a foundation that holds when the storms come.
Attendees leave with: renewed clarity on their why and the first steps to build on solid ground.
Investing Where It Counts
Balancing family, business and budgets. An interactive, action-oriented session on paying yourself first, planning your week, and protecting what matters.
Attendees leave with: practical money habits and a simple weekly planning rhythm.
The Nuts & Bolts of Running a Profitable Home-Based Business
The essentials of building a home-based business that makes money, structured around the 4-P Framework™.
Attendees leave with: a clear checklist for setting up, pricing and growing a home-based business.
Passing the Pearls: Success Leaves Clues
Hard-won lessons from five decades in business, passed on to the next generation of women entrepreneurs.
Attendees leave with: proven principles they can apply right away, and a community to grow with.
How to Win Big Government Contracts
How small businesses can position themselves to compete for and win government contracts.
Attendees leave with: a practical roadmap to their first, or next, government contract.
Formats
In Person or Virtual
- Keynotes
- Breakout workshops
- Extended interactive sessions with live Q&A
- Panels and fireside chats
- Virtual sessions on Microsoft Teams
Ideal Audiences
Who I Speak To
- Chambers of commerce and business associations
- SBA, SCORE and small-business programs
- Women’s business groups
- Aspiring and home-based entrepreneurs
- Community and faith-based organizations
Book Coach Jim
Check Availability for Your Event
Tell me about your event and audience. I’ll reply within two business days with availability and ideas tailored to your goals.
Prefer to talk?
Call or text 404-288-6500
Email coach@businesstrainingcoach.com
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