"It has been said, 'the difficult, we do immediately; the impossible takes just a little longer.' I am inspired by the chance to assist clients to achieve what has heretofore been considered impossible in the performance of their business."

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

James brings 25 years of experience in management and sales to his consulting at Insigniam Performance. As the former CEO of Telecard Network, James offers firsthand executive experience to his clients. He provides expertise in cultural transformation, team building, and sales management. James has worked with a wide range of industries including Advertising, Bio Tech, Entertainment, Insurance, Mortgage Banking, and Tele Communications. His clients include Amgen International, 20th Century Fox, Dino De Laurentiis Films, Lexmark International, New Mexico State University, Lee & Associates, Telecard Network and Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center.

Other exciting and noteworthy professional experience includes:

• Restructuring an organization to reach $42 million in sales within the 2nd year as CEO; improving morale, customer service, and team work, to become leading-edge in the industry
• Dramatically improving internal customer satisfaction surveys for the IT department of one of the fastest growing biotech company's
• Producing the most profitable year in the fifty-year history of an office equipment retailer by applying breakthrough concepts to the organization's sales team
  

EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Sciences, Social Science, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona CA
• Lifetime California Teaching Credential, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona CA
  

PUBLICATIONS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• Published articles for 951 Magazine, and several other local publications
• Speaker for "Rebuild LA" in response to the Los Angeles riots
• Keynote speaker for a number of businesses on topics such as leadership and breakthrough thinking
  

JAMES AFTER WORK

James and his wife, Sharon, have been married for 25 years and raised five great sons: Justin, Jonathan, Jasha, Jacob, and Jaxson. They love raising children and have delivered several parenting workshops for non-profit organizations. James has a passion for making a difference in the world, in particular, supporting missionaries in Bolivia. In addition, he loves fly-fishing, golfing, hunting, camping and cooking on the grill.