All three happen to be me. I partner with creatives and professionals to make courageous changes, build careers, grow businesses, and navigate the transitions that matter most.
Law school taught me that every word counts. I graduated from the George Washington University School of Law and worked as a Business Affairs Attorney at the William Morris Agency, reviewing contracts across every corner of the entertainment world. That precision still shows up in every coaching session.
“Every word counts in a contract, and every word counts when a client pitches.”
Three years into William Morris, they asked if I wanted to be an agent. I moved to the television department and spent seven years as a packaging agent, putting the elements of series together and pitching the networks in New York and LA. Twenty plus years later I still consult as a talent agent, shaping pitches, strengthening sizzle reels, and helping producers launch their own companies.
“I was in the middle of deal-making. I know what drives a creative in entertainment.”
I reached out to the School of Visual Arts on instinct and joined the faculty. I teach Pitching Your Television Series to the Industry Experts. Teaching turned out to be coaching at scale, unleashing what a student is capable of in a room built for growth.
“Teaching is coaching in a room full of people who are ready to grow.”
Life coaching found me at a workshop in the LGBT Center in the West Village. I trained for nine months at iPEC, earned my ICF certification, founded the Gay Coaches Collective of NYC, and have since mentor-coached over six hundred other coaches. Coaching is the through-line of everything else.
“When I experience every coaching interaction, I feel alive. It is the joy of my life.”
I'm certified by the International Coach Federation, founded the Gay Coaches Collective of NYC, and am a member of the New York State Bar, the New York City Bar, and LeGaL, the LGBT Bar Association.
Private practice, New York
ICF-certified. Founded the Gay Coaches Collective/NYC. Member, Gay Coaches Alliance.
School of Visual Arts
Teaches Pitching Your Television Series to the Industry Experts.
Independent
Represents television production companies developing and selling series to networks and streamers.
William Morris Agency
Entertainment law across television, film, and digital. Later represented clients independently as talent agent consultant.
George Washington University School of Law
Jim answers the most common questions about his history and expertise.
What is your specialty in entertainment?
My specialty is working with people who live inside the entertainment industry, and for them, my agent background is gold. You do not have to explain how television, film, or digital works to me. We share a language from the first session, which means we cover more ground, faster, with less translation in between.
What is your background?
Four careers, all alive at once: lawyer, talent agent, teacher, and coach. Penn undergrad, George Washington Law, entertainment law firm, in-house at William Morris, seven years as a television packaging agent, then adjunct faculty at the School of Visual Arts, and certified as a life coach through iPEC where I went on to mentor over six hundred coaches. Every one of those roles taught me how to connect people and ignite what they are capable of, and all four are in the room with you.
What is Jim's legal experience?
My legal background feeds directly into how I coach. Law school trained me to make every word count in a contract, and that precision shows up the moment a client pitches a show, a business, or themselves. I partner with you on the exact language so what you say is specific, empowering, and lands.
What is Jim's history as a talent agent?
As an agent I sat in the middle of deal-making, putting creatives together with the networks that could build their careers. I know what drives a creative in entertainment, and I know how to help you pitch, position, and move a project forward. That context is in the room with you in every session.
What is your experience outside of the entertainment industry?
A lot. Through over a hundred workshops a year and partners like NYU Career Services, I work with people across every industry. What carries over is the entertainment-industry habit of letting go of how things are supposed to be done. Creativity lives in every field, and my job is to help you find yours and use it.
