"Enjoyable, lots of laughs, lots of opportunities to reflect and learn."

Jill Worthy, Superintendent, Danforth Family of Schools, Toronto District School Board

"Upbeat, positive and reinforcing!"

Cheryl Vaccher, Electives Professor, Confederation College

"Our members were dazzled by Jim's exhilarating presentation... participants appreciated his style, sense of humor, and pace of delivery... Jim presented his information in an extremely practical way that was easily understood and can be easily implemented. He willingly shared intimate experiences from his personal life that gave real meaning to his words of wisdom. Their standing ovation at the conclusion of Jim's presentation exemplified our group's overwhelming acceptance of his message and delivery style."

Simon Leibovitz, Communications Officer, Upper Grand District School Board

"You're a very passionate speaker - touch everyone in the room where it counts! I'm a changed person."

Dahila Hallal, Master Student/Police Dispatcher, Wilfrid Laurier University

"Hit the nail on the head on many valuable issues!!!"

Jonathan Frost, Confederation College

"...thank you for the tremendous presentation that you delivered to teachers and administrators from the Toronto Catholic District School Board. Both in your message and delivery, you proved yourself to be thought-provoking and inspirational."

Carlos Sousa, Co-ordinator – Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program, Toronto Catholic District School Board

"Excellent practical presentation with multiple tools to apply to diverse situations."

Ron Fearon, Manager, Fitness Centre, Confederation College

"Thank you for your excellent presentation at UCEA's 5th Annual Marketing Seminar, held last week in New Orleans. You created enormous excitement and interest among the participants and we sincerely appreciate your making time in your schedule to join us."

Carol Davidson, Director of Conferences, University Continuing Education Association

"Very inspiring, fun and practical."

Hana Marie, Principal, Toronto District School Board

"Thank you for inspiring our staff to continue their commitment to the children in their care and to starting this school year with renewed enthusiasm...your personal experiences and stories captured the audience and turned their staff focus from their summer vacation to their important role as caregivers...thank you for helping us to identify the leader within ourselves and to reflect our leadership role as child care providers."

Suzanne Clarke, Marketing Manager, PLASP Child Care Services

"Very realistic and used personal examples the audience could easily relate to."

Mitali Vatsraj, Student, McMaster University

"He is entertaining and inspiring giving a refreshing approach to leadership and staying positive."

Keshia Tomlinson, Student, McMaster University

“He was funny, creative, the real life stores helped me relate to what he was saying and this way very helpful to me.”

Atayen Hamedani, Student, McMaster University

"Jim is a very genuine and relatable person which is hard to find. The fact that he uses tangible examples to illustrate his model was fantastic; the presentation was very realistic."

Jen Heakes, Student, McMaster University

"The session was inspirational and motivated me to take a deeper look at my life."

Tiffany Woods, Student, McMaster University

"Fabulous speaker, very pertinent topic - I only wish this was a day long seminar!"

Sarah Yetkiner, Career Services Consultant, Trios College