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Jim Cathcart & Cathcart Institute, Inc.

Jim Cathcart, CSP, CPAE is founder and president of Cathcart Institute, Inc. and an advisor to the Schools of Business at Pepperdine University and California Lutheran University. He is one of the most widely recognized professional speakers in the world. As the author of 14 books and scores of recorded programs, his students number in the hundreds of thousands. He is a past president of the National Speakers Association (NSA), winner of the Cavett Award, member of the Speaker Hall of Fame (CPAE), Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), a member of the exclusive Speakers Roundtable, 20 of the world's top speakers, and, in the year 2001, recipient of the Golden Gavel Award from Toastmasters International.

Jim Cathcart Mr. Cathcart is an industry leader among speakers. Jim Cathcart Professional Keynote Speaker He is also co-author of the Professional Speaker System™ used by top professionals to grow their own speaking businesses and refine their skills. With over 2,600 professional speeches to his credit, Jim Cathcart is a true veteran of the platform with an active speaking calendar today.

Cathcart Institute, Inc. has written and published a wide variety of learning resources in the area of human development. All of these are available as live in-person training programs as well as published works. Topics covered include: Sales Skills, Leadership, Professional Development, Self Improvement, Relationship Skills, Public Speaking, Self Motivation, Managing People, Psychology, Personality Styles, Sales Management, Marketing, Customer Relations, Customer Service Strategies, Strategic Planning, and Communication Skills.

Jim in Action Recognized as one of the world's best speakers
Jim Cathcart is a past president of the National Speakers Association (NSA) , winner of the Cavett Award, member of the Speaker Hall of Fame (CPAE), Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), a member of the exclusive Speakers Roundtable, 20 of the world's top speakers, and, in the year 2001, recipient of the Golden Gavel Award from Toastmasters International.

Among professional speakers worldwide Jim Cathcart is an industry leader. He has risen to the top of his profession through 30 years of presentations to a worldwide audience and decades of unselfish service to his profession. He believes in serving his industry and community as well as his customers

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Jim Cathcart is also co-founder of the Professional Speaking Institute™. Its system is used by top professionals to grow their own speaking businesses and refine their skills.

Experienced Executive
Jim has been a corporate executive, training director, entrepreneur, psychological researcher, meeting planner and association executive. He has managed people, products and payrolls for 30 years. He has also researched and field tested his methods through over two decades of speaking and training before 2,600 audiences in virtually every discipline.

His client list includes:

  • Pioneer Electronics
  • Coldwell Banker
  • Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
  • Mass Mutual
  • Million Dollar Round Table
  • Wells Fargo
  • Pfizer
  • John Deere
  • WellPoint
  • Pepperdine University, and thousands more.

Accomplished Author
Jim Cathcart's works are published by the world's top publishers: St. Martin's Press, Leading Authorities Press, Dartnell, Putnam Berkeley, Prentice Hall, Nightingale Conant and the University of Southern California. Relationship Selling is now translated into Chinese, Japanese, German and Finnish. Jim's works are available in print, on DVD, CD and online. He has created over seventy video programs and is as comfortable in front of a camera as he is on stage.

Published Works Include:
The Acorn Principle™, The Sales Professional's Idea Guide, The Eight Competencies of Relationship Selling™, Speaking Secrets of The Masters, Helping People Grow™, Think Service & Profits Will Follow, The Professional Speaker System™, and Rethinking Yourself.
Training Materials:
Books, Audio & Video Tapes/CDs, Manuals, Learning Libraries, Online Services, Software, and Assessment Profiles are available - authored by Jim Cathcart.

Skilled for a New Era of Growth
Jim is founder of Cathcart Institute, Inc. In addition to being active on-line, Jim occasionally follows up his speeches with teleconferences, video conferences and on-line forums. His digital learning materials are available online via www.cathcartinstitute.com.

Online Collaboration Center: Cathcart Institute's training and consulting is available in person or via live interactive online conferencing. This highly affordable medium allows Jim Cathcart to work as an advisor or professional coach to his clients without the limitations of travel. Sessions can involve any number of participants and last several hours or just a few minutes.

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