Workshop/Retreat Clients

Click on any Industry/Sector title to see a list of Jim’s keynote Clients in that section.


Associations Client List

  • BC Association of Broadcasters
  • Calgary Personnel Association
  • Canadian Angus Association
  • Canadian Association of Broadcasters
  • Canadian Association of Supply Chain & Logistics Management
  • Canadian Co-Operative Association
  • Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers
  • Canadian Food Brokers' Association
  • Canadian Institute of Management
  • Canadian Paint & Coatings Association
  • Canadian Payroll Association
  • Canadian Warehousing Association
  • Electro Federation Canada
  • National Restaurant Association (U.S.)
  • National Wholesale Hardware Association (U.S.)
  • North American Meat Purveyors Association
  • Ontario Pharmaceutical Marketing Association
  • Ontario Pork Producers
  • Ontario Real Estate Association
  • Ontario School Bus Association
  • Special Libraries Association
  • Tourism Industry Association of Canada

Construction Client List

  • Alberta Homebuilders Association
  • Bramalea Limited
  • Calgary Regional Home Builders
  • Canadian Construction Association
  • Canadian Home Builders' Association
  • Electrical Contractor's Association of British Columbia
  • Mechanical Contractors Association
  • Monarch Construction
  • National Association of Home Builders (U.S.)
  • Professional Builder Magazine Quality Conference

Education Client List

  • Alberta Teacher’s Association
  • Association of University Business Officers
  • BC School Superintendents Association
  • Brock University
  • Cambrian College
  • Canadian Federation of Students
  • Carleton College
  • Chinguacousy Secondary School
  • Conestoga College
  • Fanshawe College
  • French School Board of Toronto
  • Johnson and Wales University
  • McMaster University
  • Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
  • Royal Roads University
  • Saskatchewan Association of Healthcare Organizations
  • Simon Fraser University
  • Skills Canada
  • South Eastern Alberta Teachers
  • Student Leadership Conference
  • Toronto Catholic District School Board
  • Toronto District School Board
  • University Continuing Education Association
  • University of Alabama
  • University of Alberta Hospitals
  • University of Arkansas Teams Conference
  • University of Saskatchewan
  • University of Waterloo
  • University Presidents (Conference Board of Canada)
  • Upper Grand District School Board
  • Waterloo Region District School Board
  • Wayne State University
  • Weber State University
  • Wellington County Board of Education
  • Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Workforce Solutions of North Mississippi

Financial Services Client List

  • Alberta Treasury Branches
  • American Council of Life Insurance
  • American Express
  • Bank of Montreal
  • Business Development Bank
  • Canadian Association of Financial Planners
  • Co-operators Insurance Group
  • Credit Union Central Alberta Ltd.
  • Credit Union Electronic Transactions Services
  • Economical Insurance Group
  • Investors Group
  • Life Insurance Institute of Canada
  • Manulife Financial
  • Matrix Financial
  • Mutual Group/Clarica/Sun Financial
  • Ontario Central Credit Union
  • Richardson Greenshields
  • Royal Bank of Canada (various divisions and departments)
  • University Scholarships Educations Savings Plan

Healthcare Client List

  • Alberta Health Services
  • Alberta Hospital Association
  • Brandon Regional Health Authority
  • Calgary Regional Health Authority
  • California Pacific Medical Center
  • Canadian Association for Quality in Health Care
  • Canadian Cancer Society
  • Canadian College of Health Service Executives
  • Canadian Dietetic Association
  • Canadian Healthcare Association
  • Canadian Mental Health Association
  • Capital Care Group
  • Catholic Health Association of Ontario
  • College of Licensed Practical Nurses of BC
  • Etobicoke General Hospital
  • Health Administrators' Association of BC
  • Health and Welfare Canada
  • Manitoba Health Care Association
  • Northwest Territories Healthcare Association
  • Ontario Hospital Association
  • Ontario Nursing Home Association
  • Ontario Physiotherapy Association
  • Ontario Rehabilitation, Work & Community
  • Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association
  • Seven Oaks Hospital
  • Texas Mental Health Association
  • The (U.S.) Health Care Forum
  • Toronto Public Health
  • Victorian Order of Nurses
  • Wellesley Central Hospital

Manufacturing, Industry, Resources, and Utilities Client List

  • Alcan Aluminum Limited
  • Anderson Industries
  • Association for Manufacturing Excellence
  • Bakery Council of Canada
  • Barrick Gold
  • Becton Dickinson Canada
  • Canadian Ceramic Society
  • Canadian Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Association
  • Colgate-Palmolive
  • Food Institute of Canada
  • General Motors
  • Glaxo Wellcome Inc.
  • Hydro One/Ontario Hydro
  • Inco Limited
  • Iowa Utility Association
  • Kraft General Foods
  • Lexus
  • McNeil Consumer Healthcare (a J & J Company)
  • Mining and Aggregate Safety and Health Association
  • MTD Products
  • Municipal Electric Association
  • Novartis Crop Protection Inc.
  • NRB
  • Ontario Power Generation (Nuclear and Thermal)
  • Palliser Furniture
  • Petro Canada Petroleums
  • Quebec Hydro
  • SaskPower
  • Syncrude
  • Thomas J. Lipton
  • Toronto Hydro
  • Upjohn Company
  • Wesley-Jessen

Non-Government Organization/Charity Client List

  • Alberta Association of Rehabilitation Centres
  • Association for Healthcare Philanthropy
  • Kiwanis Clubs
  • Lioness Clubs of Ontario
  • Ontario Rehabilitation, Work and Community
  • PLASP Child Care Services
  • Rotary Clubs (numerous national and local associations)
  • United Way (numerous national and local associations)
  • YMCA

Professional Development, Human Resources, and Training Client List

  • Alberta Quality Council
  • Alberta Society for Training and Development
  • American Society for Quality (numerous national and local chapters across North America)
  • Association for Quality and Participation
  • Association of Independent Consultants
  • B.C. H.R. Management Association
  • Banff Centre For Management
  • Best of America Training Conference and Expo
  • Bowering International Group
  • Cambridge Chamber of Commerce
  • Canada Quality Council
  • Canadian Association of Professional Speakers
  • Canadian Management Accountants
  • Canadian Management Centre (division of American Management Association)
  • Canadian Productivity Network
  • Canadian Professional Sales Association
  • Canadian Society of Association Executives
  • Conference Board of Canada (numerous industry conferences)
  • Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers
  • Dale Carnegie Training
  • Grand Valley Human Resources Professionals Association
  • Human Resource Management Association
  • Human Resource Professionals Association of Manitoba
  • Human Resource Professionals Association of Ontario
  • Human Resources Association of Nova Scotia
  • Industrial Relations Management Association of BC
  • Institute for International Research
  • Institute of Market Driven Quality
  • Instructional System Professionals Association
  • International Association of Business Communicators
  • Lakewood Conferences (a series of service, quality, and training conferences in Canada and the U.S.)
  • Manitoba Quality Network
  • Ontario Society for Training and Development
  • Open Learning Agency (BC)
  • Orion Training Group
  • Positive Employee Practices Institute
  • Pro-Q (New Brunswick Quality Association)
  • Project Management Institute
  • QNET
  • Quality Council of British Columbia
  • Quality Council of Prince George
  • Quality Forum IX
  • Sales and Ad Clubs of Canada
  • Sales and Marketing Executives
  • Saskatchewan Training and Development Association
  • Society of Management Accountants
  • Strategic Leadership Forum
  • The Canadian Institute
  • The Learning Lab
  • The Planning Forum
  • The Quality Council of Alberta
  • The Society of Management Accountants of Canada
  • TQM Network

Public Sector Client List

  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  • Alberta Common Services Council
  • Alberta Corporate Services (Service Excellence Alberta)
  • Alberta Government Management Symposium
  • Alberta Human Resources & Labour
  • Association of Professional Executives of the Public Service of Canada (APEX)
  • Atlantic Police Academy
  • B.C. Building Corporation
  • BC Government Executives and Managers Leadership Forum
  • BC Government Service/Quality Program
  • Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators
  • Canadian Public Personnel Management Association
  • Canadian Urban Transit Association
  • City of Brandon
  • City of Kitchener
  • City of Richmond
  • Communication Security Establishment
  • Community Futures Partners of Saskatchewan
  • Corrections Canada
  • District of Maple Ridge
  • Financial Management Institute of Canada
  • Guelph Police Service
  • Human Resources Development Canada
  • Industry Canada
  • Institute of Municipal Assessors of Ontario
  • Labour Canada
  • Michigan Department of Transportation
  • Ministry of Natural Resources
  • Municipal Officers Association of B.C.
  • Ontario Ministry of Labour
  • Ontario Ministry of Transportation
  • Ontario Police College
  • Ontario Works in Peel Region
  • Public Service Commission
  • Public Works and Government Services Canada
  • Region of Peel
  • Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton
  • Saskatchewan Government
  • Saskatchewan Public Service Commission
  • Supply and Services Canada
  • Transport Canada
  • Wellington County Public Sector Consortium

Services Client List

  • BDO Dunwoody
  • Beaver Foods
  • Calgary Airport Authority
  • Canadian Airlines International
  • Canadian Tire Dealers' Association
  • Canadian Tire Petroleum
  • Canadian Tire Store Systems
  • Culligan Water Conditioning
  • Ernest & Young
  • Federal Express
  • Gardner Merchant Food Services
  • Giffels Associates Limited
  • H. B. Maynard
  • Home Hardware Stores
  • Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Industrial Accident Prevention Association
  • Intratravel
  • Kitchener-Waterloo Real Estate Board
  • Lexus
  • Livingston Group
  • Macmillan Canada
  • Maritz
  • McDonald's Restaurants
  • Mövenpick Restaurants Canada
  • Resorts Ontario
  • Robbin's Donuts
  • Sanjel
  • ServiceMaster
  • Sony
  • Special Libraries Association
  • Supply Chain Management in Canada and Germany (run Wal-Mart distribution centers)
  • Tarxien Corp.
  • The Grocery People
  • The Staubach Company
  • Tourism Stratford
  • Turf Management Systems
  • Universal Weather & Aviation

Technology Client List

  • Advanced Technology Systems
  • Bell Canada
  • Canadian Information Processing Society
  • Canadian Radio Common Carriers Association
  • Communitech Technology Association
  • IBM
  • Internet World
  • Ironside Technologies
  • Sasktel
  • Software Support Professionals Association
  • Stentor Canadian Network Management
 
Testimonials
“Excellent, thought-provoking, life changing course.” —Renee Laforet, Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care
“Great insights into leadership skills!” —Peter Thorn, Vice President, Claims, HB Group Insurance
“Great insights into leadership skills!” —Peter Thorn, Vice President, Claims, HB Group Insurance