Partners

Jim Smith

Jim travels nationally and internationally, for groups of all sizes, to provide breakthroughs to superior results in the areas of leadership, professional trainer development, presentation skills, inclusion and motivation. A sought after trainer and motivational speaker, his workshops and keynote addresses have taken him to 38 of the 50 states, The Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, Korea, England, Germany and Canada. Jim has worked with thousands of leaders and managers to coach them in how to maximize their team's potential, to better manage their talent and to make "mistake free," powerful presentations. He's a mainstay at a number of industry conferences including the American Society for Training and Development, the Society for Pharmaceutical and Biotech Trainers, the Council for Hotel and Restaurant Trainers and the Society for Insurance Trainers and Educators.

Prior to JIMPACT, Jim worked in leadership positions for the Bob Pike Group, Simmons Associates, CoreStates Bank, the Vanguard Group of Investments and Prudential's American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Operations. He is currently a member of the Rutgers University Executive MBA Program faculty and the National Speaker's Association (NSA).

Jim's also the author of the inspirational book From Average to Awesome: 41 Plus Gifts in 41 Plus Years and the co-author of the leadership book The Masters of Success (along with Ken Blanchard, Jack Canfield, Mark Van Hoozer, John Christensen and others). He just finished his newest book, Crash and Learn: 600+ Road Tested Tips to Keep Audiences Fired Up and Engaged! Some of those customers include Commerce Bank, ED FUND, AstraZeneca, Subaru, Ortho-McNeil Janssen, HBO, Prudential, Sheraton Hotels, ADP (Dealer Services and Retirement Services), Fired Up, Inc., MetLife, PEMCO, Schering Plough and Jack in the Box, Inc..

Bob Bates

Bob co-founded Resolve Today LLC, an innovative provider of a strengths-based health and wellness programs. As a marketing and information technology professional with hi-tech firms including Hewlett Packard, Digital Equipment Corporation, Clarify Inc. and Nortel Networks, he developed a strong appreciation for wellness and human performance. He honed his skills in life coaching while working with The Coaches Training Institute (CTI) conducting business development.


Bob has a Bachelor's degree from San Jose State University and a Masters in Business Administration from Golden Gate University. In addition, he holds personal training and nutrition counseling certifications from the Health and Fitness Institute and the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). Bob completed coach-training programs with The Coaches Training Institute and is a licensed Wellness Coach through the leading wellness coach training company, Wellcoaches Inc. He also is a certified consultant for Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence (SEI) Leadership Development and a Certified Kolbe Consultant(TM).