| Company Name: |
Cathcart Institute LLC. (dba Cathcart.com) |
| Mailing Address: |
For Speech Bookings or Direct to Jim: Cathcart Institute, Inc., Executive Office, 11712 Red Oak Valley Ln., Austin, Texas 78732 |
| Office Phone: |
(805) 777-3477 |
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(Note: As of 2015 Jim is no longer managed by SpeakersOffice, Inc.) |
| Email: |
Info@Cathcart.com |
| Website: |
https://cathcart.com |
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https://jimcathcart.com is Jim’s Digital Business Card |
| Personal Email: |
Jim@Cathcart.com |
| Home Address: |
Call for details |
| Jim’s Mobile Phone: |
(805) 777-3477 |
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| Office Hours: |
9:00 am to 4:30 pm, Central Standard Time |
| Federal ID#: |
Call for details |
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| Current Fees (Continental US) |
- Keynote: $18,000 plus expenses ($12,000 for local, non-travel engagements near Austin, Texas)
- Webinar/Virtual Keynote: $5,000-$10,000 varies
- Half Day:$20,000 plus expenses
- Full Day: $25,000 plus expenses
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| International Fees: $25,000 for first presentation (up to 3 hours), reduced fees for additional days. R/T Business Class Travel additional. |
| TRAVEL POLICY |
- Prefers to agree up front on an inclusive travel fee or book his own travel and send a bill in advance for reimbursement. Typically $2,400 flat domestic USA travel fee. (lower for central US states)
- First or Business class requested (but flexible); always prorates expenses when applicable. For short trips Coach is fine.
- Arrives early
- Usually prefers to be met at airport (not essential)
- Non-smoker, no special needs
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| AUDIO VISUAL NEEDS |
- Brings his own Apple MacBook Air & USB or sends PowerPoint presentation in advance
- Usually Requests:
- Large screen, positioned off-center or rear-screen projection
- 2 cables: 1.) a cable to connect the computer projection system to his iPad Air2, and 2.) a mini-jack audio cable from iPad into the room sound system
- Full room lighting throughout presentation
- Open platform with NO head table
- Lavaliere (clip-on) wireless microphone
- DI – direct input box for plugging in a guitar (some performances)
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| POLICY ON VIDEO OR AUDIO TAPING |
- Recording is Encouraged, ( Separate licensing agreement required ), no charge for most recordings.
- Licensing fee (commissionable) may be charged depending on usage of the recording.
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| PRODUCT SALES POLICY |
- Does not sell from the platform unless appropriate and requested or preapproved.
- Encourages discounted group purchase for entire audience or offers a post-meeting mail order.
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| BUREAU POLICY |
- Pays bureau’s fee from the actual fee paid by the client
- Bureau gets 25% of fee for programs they confirm and 25% of net profit on products that are sold by the bureau agent
- Extra sales materials furnished quickly on request
- Brochures are “bureau friendly” and available online via email link (no return address)
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| PROGRAM PREPARATION |
- Jim is willing and eager to speak with the client to aid in their planning or decision making.
- He likes to review websites, brochures and flyers from the client organization and wants to see the official convention program in advance to see what precedes and follows him.
- Jim is willing to create a greeting video for the client to be used in program promotion.
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| PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS |
- Top 1% of the most award-winning professional speakers in the world!
- Top 1% TEDx video, over 2.6 million views
- Selected as Top 100 Sales Influencers of the World in 2017
- #7 Global Sales Guru 2022, #19 Global Motivational Speaker 2022
- Inducted into the Sales & Marketing Hall of Fame in London/Paris
- Selected as one of the 2017-18-19 Top 25 Speakers
- Golden Gavel award 2001, Toastmasters International
- Legends of the Speaking Profession, 2008
- President of The National Speakers Association (NSA)
- Recipient of The Cavett Award
- Speaker Hall of Fame (CPAE)
- Honorary Business Degree from High Point University 2021
- NSA Convention Chair (three conventions)
- Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), Certified Virtual Presenter
- Member of NSA 1976 to the present
- 29 year Member of the prestigious Speakers Roundtable from 1986 to 2015. (20 of the world’s top speakers.)
- Board of Visitors of Pepperdine University, Graziadio School of Business and Management 6 years (former member)
- Executive MBA Professor and Board of Advisors, California Lutheran University, School of Business since 2002 (current), their 1st Entrepreneur in Residence.
- Artist in Residence for High Point University, North Carolina 2014
- TV show personality: Thrive15.com Mentor, and TSTN “The Purpose of Selling” 12 part series
- TV CoHost “McCuistion: Perspectives Matter” PBS show 2022
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| EXPERIENCE |
- Over 3,400 professional presentations worldwide
- Full time speaker since June 1977
- Jim has personally been the Meeting Planner of 8 major conventions since 1980
- Founder & CEO of “101 Leaders Alliance“
- Published author of 23 books, 20+ audio albums and over 250 video programs
- Association Executive in 1975-76 (Leadership Training Mgr. US Jaycees)
- Author of over 1,000 published articles
- TV & Radio Personality & Host
- Entertainer: Guitar & Singer, Classic Rock n Roll, has performed worldwide, (currently performing)
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