Jim McCormick

Peak Performer and Risk Educator

About Jim McCormick
Jim McCormick is an adventurer, professional speaker, engaging storyteller and leading authority on risk-taking. Among the experiences that serve as a backdrop for Jim's presentations is earning a skydiving World Record and skydiving to the North Pole.

Jim is one of only 400 Professional Exhibition Skydivers in the United States. In this role, he has jumped into numerous prominent settings including nationally televised sporting events with audiences as large as 100,000. Jim celebrated his 40th birthday by doing 40 skydives -- in one day! Jim has also participated in the highest altitude civilian skydives in the world -- from 31,000 feet.

Jim has served in Washington, D.C. as a member of a previous Presidential administration where among various positions, he was the first non-attorney in the history of the U. S. Department of Energy to serve as Special Assistant to the General Counsel. In the world of business, Jim has been a project partner of a real estate investment and development company, a court-appointed Receiver responsible for real property portfolios worth over $140 million and the Chief Operating Officer of an international design firm.

Jim has a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Southern California and an MBA in finance and marketing from the University of California, Irvine. Jim has over 1,300 skydives and has accumulated over 23 hours of freefall.

"Your ability to look deeper into our situation was much more than we expected. Our sales staff has blown away the last three months quotas since the day you spent with us." Northern Technologies

Some of Jim's Topics Include:

Exceed Terminal Velocity! ™
Overcome your personal speed limit -- exceed your "terminal velocity." Adventurer and skydiver James McCormick gives you the tools to soar into a new universe of performance. Drawing on adventurous experiences including skydiving to the North Pole, McCormick shares the secrets of excelling in challenging environments -- like today's world of business. McCormick's riveting and vividly visual presentations will leave you inspired and equipped with the tools to excel. McCormick can add unparalleled excitement to your meeting. He's a Professional Exhibition Skydiver, so you can choose to have him arrive for his presentation by parachute!

Harness Fear to Excel in Sales and Business

Learn the critical steps to harness fear and use it to propel you past your professional and personal performance barriers from someone who regularly faces life-threatening challenges.

Embrace Change - How Peak Performers Exploit Change

Peak performers don't let change hold them back -- they exploit it to excel while others falter. Learn the concrete steps you can use to take advantage of the rapid change that is confronting us all.

Put Adventure in Your Life

Most of us seek more excitement in our lives. We've all missed opportunities. Wouldn't you love to move beyond the barriers in your life? Learn to adventure from an adventurer! Every person who experiences this presentation leaves with a personal action plan for adding adventure to their lives. Great for inspirational and spouse programs.

Additionally, McCormick can add unparalleled excitement to your meeting - he can arrive for your presentation by parachute!

KEYNOTE FEE CATEGORY: $7,500 *

* Honorarium can vary depending on presentation length, distance to venue and many other factors. All fees are plus travel expenses and subject to change, so please call for an exact quote.

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Harness Fear to Excel in Sales and Business Learn the critical steps to harness fear and use it to propel you past your professional and personal performance barriers from someone who regularly faces life-threatening challenges.

Embrace Change - How Peak Performers Exploit Change

Peak performers don't let change hold them back -- they exploit it to excel while others falter. Learn the concrete steps you can use to take advantage of the rapid change that is confronting us all.

Put Adventure in Your Life

Harness Fear to Excel in Sales and Business

Learn the critical steps to harness fear and use it to propel you past your professional and personal performance barriers from someone who regularly faces life-threatening challenges.