Training the
best in the room.
I've had the pleasure of training some of the most innovative companies and organizations in New York and Los Angeles. Ready for a high-impact workshop for your company, members, or students? Let's talk.
Direct.
Practical.
In your world.
Workshops happen where the work actually happens. Custom curricula, built for your room, your industry, and the stage your people are at right now.
What is your workshop style?
Interactive and engaging, no matter the room. I have run workshops with twenty people and with two hundred twenty, and I always start by having participants share who they are. I coach them on their language in real time, the minimizing and qualifying words they do not hear themselves say, and what to replace them with. The presence in the room magnifies within minutes.
Custom workshops for
the whole industry.
Common topics
- Pitching your television series to industry experts
- Career development for creatives
- Negotiation, advocacy, and representation
- Managing transition and reinvention
- Leadership for creative teams
- Launching your own production company
Industries served
- Television
- Film
- Digital media
- Publishing
- Fashion
- Financial services
- Higher education
- Nonprofit + civic
Seventeen organizations.
One room at a time.
- Veterans in Media and Entertainment
- National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
- Writers Guild of America
- New York Women in Film & Television
- NYU / Tisch School of the Arts
- The Actors Fund
- Women in Film
- Film Fatales
- Children's Media Association
- Alliance of Women Directors
- National Association of Latino Independent Producers
- Fashion Group International
- Fashion Institute of Technology
- Financial Women's Association
- Out Professionals
- U.S. Military Academy
- New York Public Library
What you want to know.
Do you work with larger groups?
Yes, I facilitate. Not lead, not lecture. My job in a group is to be the orchestra leader, integrate every voice, and connect the room. That is what I do as an agent, as a lawyer, and as a teacher, and it is what I do in a workshop.
More from the workshop room.
Short clips on topics, benefits, style, and impact. Pulled from past programs and interviews.
Do you work with larger groups?
Yes, I facilitate. Not lead, not lecture. My job in a group is to be the orchestra leader, integrate every voice, and connect the room. That is what I do as an agent, as a lawyer, and as a teacher, and it is what I do in a workshop.
What workshops have you led in the past?
Partners include the Writers Guild of America East and West, Veterans in Media and Entertainment, The Actors Fund, New York Women in Film and Television, Alliance of Women Directors, The Television Academy, NATAS, the Financial Women's Association, and officers at West Point. If a group wants interactive, I am in. If they ask for a lecture or webinar, I say no, because I feed on what the room brings.
What are some of your workshop topics?
I have built out more than fifty-five workshop titles and they come directly from what I see in one-on-one coaching. Power networking, power pitching, tough talks made easy, confidence building, roadblocks are your best friend, becoming a powerful negotiator. I also run the practical sessions on how the entertainment industry works and how to maximize your relationships with your agent, manager, co-writer, and producer.
What are the benefits of a workshop?
Your people leave motivated, engaged, and connected to each other in a way they did not expect walking in. The workshops double as deep networking because colleagues finally hear what each other is passionate about. It stays with them long after the room clears.
Which industries do you workshop?
Every industry. The principles are universal, so I work with fashion, tech, women in finance, military officers, and everything in between. Not being an expert in your industry is an asset, it lets me bring objectivity and no baggage. If something is specific to your world, I ask, and we go from there.
What is Jim's coaching style?
Instant best friend. I drop the formality from the first call so we can get to the work. I am fully present, I care, I do not judge, I do not assume. Each client is different, and how I show up adjusts to what you need to get to the core of what you want, declare it, and make it happen.