Biography

“Our group has listened to every type of motivational or management speaker on the market. Your service brings a huge breath of fresh air to the training arena.”
-Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Watch The CEO Chef, Jim Connolly, in Action

America's Top Teambuilding Chef!

Take a break from the usual and ordinary and spice up your group's conference or meeting with an action oriented, cooking experience that will excite your participants and produce real team-work results!

An unstoppable attitude and belief that every team has the ability to overcome any obstacle, Jim Connolly has helped transform over 40,000 people into dynamic, cohesive , action oriented team members.

Chef Jim has created one-of-a-kind keynote speeches and team building programs that touch the hearts and stomachs of some of America’s top companies, which is why he’s been labeled, “America’s Top Team Building Chef!”

His programs are the only one of it’s kind that are designed by a world class, celebrity Chef who is also an experienced corporate trainer, presenter and speaker.

Chef Jim has had the good fortune to work with some of America’s top companies in the area of team building and leadership development like: Google, Disney, NBC/Universal, Hewlett Packard, Sun Microsystems, Discovery Communications, Amgen, Aramark, G.E., General Mills, Southern California Edison, Johnson & Johnson, National University and many more.

Chef Jim and his company continue to be recognized as leaders in their industry from fine publications like American West Magazine, California CEO, Team & Leadership Magazine, Business Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury, Meeting Professionals International and more.

He continues to stretch his influence in building relationships through food and cooking with his reoccurring appearance on the nationally syndicated Dr. Phil show, “The Doctors”, as well as his upcoming series on the Bravo Channel, “Troubled Couples”. And has authored two books, “French Tapas” and “Recipe to Your Team Success”.

 I have worked with Jim “CEO Chef” Connolly many times before coming to Discovery (Communications) coming from NBC/Universal and had great experiences (at NBC/Universal).  I recommend Jim highly to anyone in the corporate world.” -Discovery Communications

“I’m here to let you know that I have used CEO Chef, Mr. Jim Connolly, for several of my events that I have planned (I’m a corporate event planner.) He did an excellent job of providing wonderful team building services in cooking. It’s great and I think you’ll be very happy with the services that he provides."- Southern California Edison

Keynote Speeches to Inspire; Team Building Experiences to Transform!

Corporate Culinary Challenge™- The Ultimate to Supercharge Your Team!

Type: Team Building Workshop - 2 hours, Half Day, Full Day

Focus: teambuilding, leadership,  peak performance, motivational

Group Sizes: 10 to 500+

Create a delicious gourmet meal with no recipes, no kitchen, no training and with  the people who you work with, you must think that’s impossible!

Impossible as it may seem, its true.

Intense, fun and innovative are just some of the words that have described this  team experience workshop.

Being the Best Means Everyone Counts, Including the Dishwasher!

Type: Keynote, Breakout - 30, 60, 90 minutes

Focus: teambuilding, motivation, attitude, leadership

Jim relates stories of how restaurants rely on the commitment of their team to put out a gourmet quality experience for diners during each and every service. As Jim puts it, “It's like opening night on Broadway – no one cares about your last performance, just the one in they’re watching now”. The lessons learned from this presentation will inspire your work teams to a higher standard, display a commitment to excellence, and clearly illustrate how every member of the team regardless of their rank or position brings value.

Recipe to Your Team Success: Take Your Team from Good to Great! 

Type: Keynote, Breakout - 30, 60, 90 minutes

Theme: passion, excellence, inspiration, peak performance

Getting to the 4 star level, or to the top five in food in all of the San Francisco Bay area according to the Zagot Guide, takes a high level of commitment to excellence and teamwork. Jim shares his recipes for success to inspire your employees to get to the next level and and to step into the magnificent possibilities that can be their future.