Speaking
Jim Craig
Jim Craig parlayed his success as goalie for the gold medal winning 1980 US Olympic “Miracle on Ice” hockey team into an award winning career in sales and marketing. Among Jim’s many business accomplishments is that over a 10 year period he managed, directed, and built a division of Valassis Inserts (later Valassis Communications) that had been producing $300,000 a year in sales to a unit that achieved $50 million in sales annually. While working for Valassis, and now as an entrepreneur, Jim has honed his approach to marketing and selling, and created what he calls the “Gold Medal Strategies for Success“.
With Jim Craig you hit the trifecta in a motivational and teamwork coach:
- An athlete who played a key role in one of the highest achieving
teams in sports history; - A successful salesperson for a large company,
- And a winning entrepreneur.
Your business is faced with a unique set of challenges, Jim understands this, so when speaking to your organization Jim enlists and draws from his experiences on the ice and in commerce to customize a speech that is tailored to driving the organization meet their particular goals. This is achieved through several proven packages that are available (Gold, Silver, Bronze and Team Player) all of which keep the message alive through pre-event planning, the event and post event follow up. Jim specializes in partnering with an organization by developing message sustainability and works with a large percentage of his clients multiple times to deliver an agreed upon direction for the customer.
Jim also works with smaller groups as a teamwork coach in “breakaway” or “chalk talk” sessions which explore the “Strategies for Success” in a smaller, more personal setting.
Always, Jim Craig delivers premium value, competitive advantage, and the strategies needed to create your own championship group.
Jim Craig is available for the following:
As each appearance is completely customized we like to personally discuss your needs and the topics that would be applicable to your event. Please call, 508-682-3820 or contact us and we will be happy to supply video footage or any other material you need for planning purposes.
