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After 30 years of producing results for the top Fortune 500 companies I can work for you and your company and help you deliver innovative solutions.
In the past, a robust economy and growing markets made it easy for most businesses to succeed. Today, the marketplace is neither magnanimous nor benign. It seems that everyone has the knowledge and the tools, but do they have drive to succeed in a fiercely competitive environment?
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To book Jim for your next event, or for more information, contact us today!
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My role is to assist your organization in giving your people "what they need" to perform so that they can provide your organization "what it needs" to succeed. I bring you this powerful, life-altering process in visually exciting presentations with real world examples. They are designed to mobilize organizations for successful implementation of various target problem areas.
My presentations are TRANSFORMATIONAL, not informational or transactional. My topics present Instruction Manuals for Innovative and Productive Thinking, which offer positive SHIFTS in your organization.
Each topic will dramatically increase your understanding of a profitable opportunity. Each presentation is jam-packed with practical "how to" ideas that you can apply to your own business immediately! They are working laboratories that incubate the problem and discover real world solutions that have a positive impact on your bottom line.
I provide the tools to increase the effectiveness of your efforts, so you not only are doing things right, but you are doing the RIGHT THINGS and greatly increasing your RESULTS! I show you and your associates HOW you and your company can succeed in ways you've only dreamed possible.
It is critical to invest in a speaker that has first-hand knowledge and experience, and I offer you the expertise of a businessman with a 35-year track record of providing bottom-line results for both Fortune 1000 companies and smaller organizations. It's the same expertise called upon by leading business publications when looking for articles and business leaders to interview.
"This year's event was huge success, due in large part to your time, talent, and dedication in bringing an interesting and informative presentation to the attendees." Nancy DelBianco, Director of Professional Development Educational Institute, American Hotel and Motel Association
Professional Certifications
James Feldman is
- one of only six individuals in the world to earn the Master Incentive Professional (MIP) certification,
- one of only 50 to earn Certified Incentive Travel Executive (CITE) certification,
- one of only 14 to earn Certified Professional of Incentive Marketing (CPIM) certification,
- one of just a few hundred world wide to earn Certified Performance Technologist (CPT) certification
- - and the only person in the world to have earned all of his industries' certifications.
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 | Master Incentive Professional (MIP) - Association of Incentive Marketers |
 | Certified Incentive Travel Executive (CITE) - Society of Incentive & Travel Executives |
 | Certified Professional of Incentive Marketing (CPIM) - Incentive Marketing Association |
 | Certified Performance Technologist (CPT) - International Society for Performance Improvement in affiliation with American Society for Training and Development |
 | Certified Photographic Counselor (CPC) - Photographic Marketing Association |
 | Expert Witness: U.S. Federal Courts |
 | Expert Witness: IRS Hearings |
 | Expert Witness: Colorado Federal Courts |
Awards and Recognition
 | The June 2005 issue of Incentive Magazine
named the top motivators in the last 100 years. In the Innovators category, Jim Feldman was one of just six people honored. Use this link to read what they said. |
 | The International Platform Association awarded the 1997 IPA Engraved Silver Bowl to Jim Feldman. The award is presented by the IPA Board of Governors to a speaker who represents the "Magic of Communication." Previous recipients include Art Linkletter, Bill Cosby, David Frost, Harry Blackstone, and Henry Kissinger. |
 | | Gay Blackstone,
wife of the late Harry Blackstone, presents the International Platform Speakers' Harry Blackstone Magic Of Communications award to Jim Feldman.
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 | International Platform Association "Magic of Speaking Award" |
 | Society of Incentive & Travel Executives, Certified Incentive and Travel Executive |
 | Association of Incentive Marketing Certified Incentive Professional and Master Incentive Professional |
 | Who's Who in Incentive Travel, 1981-Current |
 | Who's Who in Finance & Industry, 1983-1998 |
 | Who's Who in The Midwest, 1978-2002 |
 | International Register of Profiles, 1980-1993 |
 | Who's Who in Photographic Management, 1976-1979 |
Associations
 | Association of Incentive Marketing (AIM) (Association now merged into IMA) Chairman, Education Conference - 1982-2001
Chairman, InterIndustry Liaison - 1983-95
President Award - 1996
Showcase Awards - 1982, 1998 |
 | Society of Incentive and Travel Executives (SITE) - 1986-Current Chairman, SITE Crystal Awards - 1993-1996
Winner, SITE Crystal Awards
Multiple Motivation Awards - 1997
Individual Travel Awards - 1997
VP of Education SITE Chicago - 2001-2004
Co-President SITE Chicago - 2005-2006 |
 | National Speakers Association |
 | Professional Speakers of Illinois (PSI) |
 | American Society of Association Executives Member - 1991-2001 |
 | Meeting Planners International Member - 1990-2001 |
 | Direct Selling Association (DSA) Member - 1990-2001 Chairman, Suppliers Advisory Committee - 1997-98
Strategic Planning Committee - 1997-98
Co-Chairman, Fall Conference - 1997
Education Foundation - 1997-98
Annual Meeting Committee - 1998 |
 | University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation Board of Directors - 1993-96 |
 | Promotion Marketing Association of America (PMAA) Law Conference Committee - 1995
Leadership Retreat Committee - 1997 |
 | Y-ME Breast Cancer Organization Board of Directors - 1992-1997
Fund Raising Chairman - 1992
Mother's Day Race Co-Founder/Co-Chairman - 1992
Honorary Fashion Show Chairman - 1992 |
Books
Articles
 | Advertising Age |
 | AdWeek |
 | American Management Association |
 | Auto Success |
 | Bonded Builders News |
 | Business Travel News |
 | Carolina Business |
 | Christian Retailing |
 | Corporate & Incentive Travel |
 | Credit Union Executive |
 | Design/Build Business |
 | Incentive Marketing |
 | Incentive Travel Manager |
 | Inside Business |
 | Leadership |
 | The Manager's Intelligence Report |
 | Marketing Communications |
 | Marketing Insights |
 | Meeting News |
 | National Mortgage Broker |
 | Key Notes: National Speaker Association Newsletter |
 | Nation's Business |
 | Opportunity World |
 | PIA Magazine |
 | Potentials in Marketing |
 | Premium Incentive Business |
 | Professional Distributor Dispatch |
 | Professional Insurance Agents |
 | Professional Jeweler |
 | Rental Management |
 | Sales & Marketing Management |
 | Sales Promotion Monitor |
 | Selling Magazine |
 | Small Business Opportunities |
 | Strategies and News Magazine |
 | Successful Meetings |
 | Transaction World Magazine |
 | Travel Agent |
 | World Fence News |
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Interviews |
 | The Effective Customer Service Manager |
 | Entrepreneur |
 | Inc. Magazine |
 | Investor's Business Daily |
 | Marketing Business Magazine |
 | Meetings News Magazine |
 | Oregon Business |
 | The Parking Professional |
 | Profile Magazine |
 | Rolling Stone |
 | Self Storage Now |
 | Selling Power |
 | Successful Meetings |
 | Texas Realtor |
 | Wall Street Journal |
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Education
 | BA, English & Economics, Kansas State University |
 | MBA, Marketing, University of Illinois |
 | Washburn Univ. Law School |
 | IIT Kent Law School |
 | University of Notre Dame, Executive Development Seminars |
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