Jim Craig

Biography

Jim Craig parlayed his success as goalie for the gold medal winning 1980 US Olympic "Miracle on Ice" hockey team into an award winning career in sales and marketing. Among Jim's many business accomplishments is that over a 10 year period he managed, directed, and built a division of Valassis Inserts (later Valassis Communications) that had been producing $300,000 a year in sales to a unit that achieved $50 million in sales annually. While working for Valassis, and now as an entrepreneur, Jim has honed his approach to marketing and selling, and created what he calls the "Gold Medal Strategies for Success".

With Jim Craig you hit the trifecta in a motivational and teamwork coach:
1. An athlete who played a key role in one of the highest achieving teams in sports history;
2. A successful salesperson for a large company,
3. And a winning entrepreneur.

Your business is faced with a unique set of challenges, Jim understands this, so when speaking to your organization Jim enlists and draws from his experiences on the ice and in commerce to customize a speech that is tailored to driving the organization meet their particular goals. This is achieved through several proven packages that are available (Gold, Silver, Bronze and Team Player) all of which keep the message alive through pre-event planning, the event and post event follow up. Jim specializes in partnering with an organization by developing message sustainability and works with a large percentage of his clients multiple times to deliver an agreed upon direction for the customer.

Jim also works with smaller groups as a teamwork coach in "breakaway" or "chalk talk" sessions which explore the "Strategies for Success" in a smaller, more personal setting.

Always, Jim Craig delivers premium value, competitive advantage, and the strategies needed to create your own championship group.

Publications

Business lessons from one of the greatest Olympic teams of all time.

It`s been called the greatest upset of all time, the most memorable Olympic moment ever, the "Miracle on Ice." No matter which superlative is used, no one can deny that the U.S. men`s hockey team`s defeat of the Soviet Union in the medal round of the Lake Placid Olympic Games was a defining moment for Cold War America.

The U.S. team`s goalie was a Boston University student named Jim Craig, who is now a leadership expert and keynote speaker to business audiences. Gold Medal Strategies gives you Craig`s unique lessons from the "Miracle" team on team dynamics, leadership, motivation, and other important management topics. With his unparalleled perspective, Craig dissects and analyzes the elements of a successful team, how to assemble one, and what philosophies will keep the team`s shared goal a reality. This book outlines the necessary skills and details the specific techniques you need to maximize your business readiness, hone competitive cooperation, gather your strategies, and attack your challengers.