Jim Flood

Success Coach and Motivator

Jim Flood is an illustration of survival and perseverance. He shares his personal lessons to help others conquer the challenges that life sends our way whether in business or our personal lives. In 2005, Jim was involved in a high speed head-on collision; he awoke from a coma 15 days later, and was told that he had suffered a severe brain injury and had shattered many bones throughout his body. It took 16 surgeries and thousands of hours of therapy to put Jim back together again.

Today he is a much sought after public speaker, coach, and entrepreneur. Jim recently authored “Motivation on the Road to Recovery”, a book about overcoming obstacles and living the life you desire. He is highly praised as one of the world’s best martial arts coaches, and is credited for helping make Canada one of the world’s top teams. Jim runs a successful consulting and training business, helping organizations to get the most out of their team members.

Keynote Topics:

Creating Championship Performance - Under Jim’s leadership the Canadian Karate Team, went from subpar performance to being the number one team in the world. The road to the number one position was challenging and required an honest assessment of where the team was and where it wanted to go; along with crafting a plan to get there. In this presentation Jim will outline the key steps in the journey to championship performance, the role of motivation and the importance of creating and communicating a compelling vision. The road to championship team performance is similar across industries; this inspiring talk is a fantastic kickoff tool for any project or major undertaking.

Using Adversity to Excel - We all face adversity in our lives and business, but as the saying goes, “it’s not what happens; it’s how we react that matters most” In this entertaining and motivational talk, Jim explains how we can use adversity to improve our personal and business lives, rather than running from the challenges, or overreacting to them. He shares his strategy for making the best of a bad situation and how to use adversity to work in your favour. This motivational talk is a fantastic for project teams and prepares members, in how to best react to hardship and challenges. Discover the value in adversity!

How to be a Winner in Life - Recovery from a serious injury is an experience that attempts to destroy you in body, mind and spirit. In order to win this battle, Jim had to rely, not only on his own inner strength, but also on a Winning Philosophy. In order to win in life and business, your life needs to be in harmony and balance. In this inspiring and humorous presentation, Jim explains how to, utilize your thoughts, actions, and values, to take your life and business to the next level. This motivational talk is a fantastic tool, for demonstrating that your organization cares for its members. Give the members of your team, the tools required to achieve better results, on the job and in their personal lives.