BiographyJames A. Smith brings over 20 years experience from the fields of direct sales, marketing, leadership, and motivation. He is the author of the book, I Was Born to Win: How to Think It, Say It, Believe It, & Live It!
In addition to speaking and writing, James hosts a weekly radio show on personal growth and development. He stimulates audiences with his charismatic style, humorous insights, and contagious high energy. Inspiring, hilarious, passionate, optimistic, and encouraging are words frequently used to describe James.
His unique personality allows him to effectively communicate through hope, humor, and harmony. James has trained over 5000 people both directly and through public seminars in the fields of Personal Growth, Selling, and Motivation.
From humble beginnings in the small southern town of Plant City, FL. James now devotes his life to cheering for others, especially the "perceived" underdog. In 2005 James diverted much of his focus from a successful career in the mortgage industry to join the World renowned Zig Ziglar Team in Dallas, TX as an outside independent speaker. James left the Ziglar team in 2006 and currently serves people through writing, speaking, seminars, workshops, consulting, and radio.
Personally, he leads a weekly, Christian based, adult singles classes that focus on social and personal development. He is an ALL PRO DADS team captain and father of one daughter - Cassandra Smith. James resides in Bradenton, FL.
Speaking Services Available
James A. Smith is a perfect opening motivational keynote speaker to establish an excited tone for your entire event. Or, as a closing inspirational speaker, he will reinforce the message as your team heads back to work with more focus and passion.
Tailor made services are available from keynote speeches to weekly training workshops. Last minute or backup arrangements are also available. Here are just a few of the speeches and topics available by James:
I was born to win - self-image, relationships, communication, inner growth, personality, purpose, forgiveness, habits, change, strategies, goals, sales, marketing, responsibility, achievement, spirituality.
3 hour workshop designed to promote inner growth through self-image, individual value, personality profiling, identifying specific strengths, and passion for purpose.
6 hour course adds: facing and gaining from pain or fears, focus vs. desires, goal setting and achievement, positive habit creation, and gauging efforts and results.
I'll catch 'em, You clean 'em - teamwork, communication, focus, strengths, personality, sales, marketing.
The difference between you and me - personality, strengths, purpose, communication, forgiveness, teamwork, focus, behavior, sales, marketing.
These are funny, entertaining, and highly effective seminars on personality differences and individual strengths. Learn strategies for effectively identifying and communicating with other personalities. Learn why you do what you do and how to capitalize on specific personality traits. 1 to 4 hour workshops/seminars.
You must sell in order to sell - sales, marketing, training, communication, managing, teamwork, closing.
Learn the strategies that helped James, with integrity and ethics, make a million dollars selling vacuum cleaners, door to door in the 1990’s, all before the age of 30! Learn how he went from a starving salesperson to breaking records that still stand today. Learn the value of a salesperson, the complete sales process from beginning to end, and your purpose as a sales professional. 3 to 12 hours seminars.
For your next event, book James and benefit from a motivational, passionate, and humorous experience. Your people will leave changed or you can keep the change!