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 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
  • Mцvenpick 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
“Very dynamic workshop with abundance of examples to support key points.” —Jason Rodgers, Coordinator Marine Services, The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation
“Excellent overview of key principles. It makes you want to dive in and learn about all of them!” —Pushp Arora, Lean Practitioner, RIM Research in Motion
“Practical tips, workbook was very useful. Session is portable, will take it away and introduce it to the rest of my team.” —Sheryl Chandler, Executive Director, Community Living Dufferin