"Jim Palmer was accorded baseball's highest honor by his election into the Baseball Hall of Fame his first year of eligibility. His 21-year career as a pitcher is remarkable, since he played only for the Baltimore Orioles and earned many club records, including most wins, completed games, strikeouts, walks and shutouts. Palmer became the youngest player ever to pitch a... read full bio
James Joseph Parsons is an American actor he is best known for playing Sheldon Cooper in the CBS sitcom “The Big Bang Theory”. He has received several awards for his performance, including four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy. Growing... read full bio
Grammy Award Winner, Best Selling author JIM PETERIK offers an expert song writing workshop, ""Song Writing for Dummies - Live"" that can be customized for adult, student or mixed audiences based on the book he co-authored. The workshop incorporates his 20 top 40 Billboard hits and involves other accomplished/credited guests on stage. PRIDE OF LIONS is Peterik's rock band... read full bio
Jim Plunkett is a former professional football quarterback, who played college ball for Stanford University, where he won the prestigious Heisman Trophy. He is known professionally for three National Football League teams: the New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers and Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. He led the Raiders to two Super Bowl victories (XV and XVIII), in addition to being named... read full bio
Jim Ramerman is Co-CEO and co-founder of McArdle Ramerman & Co. He is a highly experienced, results-oriented leader in his own right and an innovative organizational consultant. Jim has spent more than 25 years helping leaders, their teams and organizations find better ways to work to achieve their goals. Jim provides an encouraging and probing consultative presence. He invites his... read full bio
Jim Rice, is a former Major League Baseball left fielder. Jim Rice played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox. An 8-time American League All-Star, he was named the AL's Most Valuable Player in after becoming the first major league player in 19 years to hit for 400 total bases, and went on to become the ninth player to... read full bio
Jim Rogers is an American investor and financial commentator who has been based out of Singapore. Rogers was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and he has earned his bachelor’s degree in history from Yale University before going on to earn his second BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford. Rogers then went on to earn his Ph.D.... read full bio
In 1993, world-famous track sensation Jim Ryun, who was the first high school athlete in the United States to run a mile in under four minutes, was the driving force behind the establishment of Better Hearing and Speech Month by the Council for Better Hearing and Speech. For nine years, Ryun held the world record for the mile with a... read full bio
Jim Schwartz is an American football coach who is currently a defensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. Schwartz was born in Halethorpe, Maryland, and he began his career playing football in high school before going on to play college football at Georgetown University where he earned numerous honors such as Division III CoSIDA/GTE Academic All-American, All-American, and... read full bio
Jim Sciutto is an American news anchor and former government official who is currently the chief national security correspondent for CNN. Sciutto has previously earned his degree in Chinese history from Yale University where he graduated cum laude. He went on to begin his career working in television as a moderator and producer of the PBS program, ‘The Student Press,’... read full bio
Jim Skinner is the former vice chairman and CEO of McDonalds and current Executive Chairman of the Walgreen Boots Alliance. Skinner is best known for leading the successful turnaround of McDonalds and leaving the company with the best financial performance in its history. According to Forbes, Skinner brought upon the Golden Age for the Golden Arches. During his time as... read full bio
Jim Stanway, Senior Director - Global Supplier Initiatives, has recently assumed responsibility for Wal-Mart's climate change strategy. This involves business development activities aimed at profitable greenhouse-gas measures for customers and the supply chain. Stanway also serves on the board of Texas Retail Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wal-Mart that buys wholesale power for use at its stores and distribution... read full bio
Jim Sterne has been in high-tech sales for fifteen years. In mid-1994, he produced the first-ever series of Marketing on the Internet" seminars. This innovative curriculum explained the basic technology, reviewed the current efforts, and explored the unlimited potential of on-line, interactive marketing methods. He provides Internet marketing strategy consulting to Fortune 500 companies and and entrepreneurs and is a... read full bio
Jim Thomas is a Washington, D.C. attorney, author, speaker, trainer, and one of the most acclaimed and respected negotiators in the United States. For the past 30 years, Mr. Thomas' law practice has focused exclusively on negotiating. His negotiating experience encompasses domestic and international business transactions, arms control, the environment, trade and diplomacy, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, labor relations, criminal and family issues, and a... read full bio
Jim Tomsula is a coach for a football team that competes professionally. He was previously the defensive line coach for the San Francisco 49ers before he was recently elevated to the position of head coach. Tomsula worked as a head coach in a variety of European countries for a number of years before joining the 49ers in 2007. He was... read full bio
A College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Jim Tressel was formerly the head coach at Youngstown State and Ohio State. He led his teams to multiple national championships and earned eight National Coach of the Year recognitions. At Ohio State, Tressel coached the team to three BCS National Championship Games and a national title victory, marking the first 14-0 season... read full bio
Best known as ex-football-star-turned-agent Kirby Carlisle on the long-running HBO comedy, ARLI$$, Jim Turner had major roles in two movie comedies Kicking and Screaming and Bewitched in 2005. In 2008, he will appear in the Eddie Murphy comedy, Starship Dave. Jims television credits include Zippy the Pinhead, Lucky Louie, The King of Queens, and a number of pilots. He... read full bio
Jim Whitt is not a professional speaker - he is a professional provoker. He provokes people to venture outside the boundaries of their comfort zones and learn how to reach their full potential. His presentations are not only provoking - they are fast paced, highly interactive and served with a large helping of humor. Think of him as a cross... read full bio
Jim Wooten received the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award for his book We Are All the Same. Through the narrative of a young South African boy and his mother, Wooten's We Are All the Same gives the African AIDS epidemic a human face. Nkosi Johnson, a young South African boy who, despite being born with the illness, became a dramatic symbol... read full bio
Jim Yong Kim is a Korean-American physician and anthropologist who is currently the Vice Chairman and Partner of Global Infrastructure Partners. Kim has previously served as the 17th President of Dartmouth College and has also previously served as the 12th President of the World Bank Group. Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea, and him and his family immigrated to... read full bio
