Dr. Jerry Cahn

Jerry Cahn, Ph.D., J.D., is a presentation master, organizational strategist and executive coach. He helps clients design and implement effective business strategies, sharpen sales and marketing performance, develop leadership skills and performance cultures, and produce winning sales, marketing and investor presentations.

Trained as a psychologist and attorney, he was a pioneer of the computer presentation graphics industry; he cofounded and led Brilliant Image which, over 15 years, helped 5000+ clients, including investment bankers, VCs, Fortune 500 executives, and public/investor relations firms to produce winning presentations on a 24/7 basis. He also served as president of the industry trade association, IAPP. Previous career accomplishments include: turning-around a public (healthcare) company with its stock price increasing tenfold in two years and serving as a Legislative Assistant for Health and Environment on Capitol Hill.

Since 2000, he has served as CEO of Presentation Excellence, a resource center serving achievement-oriented executives. Using his presentation expertise, strategic leadership skills and creative organizational insights, the company’s team of consultants helps clients address a wide range of business challenges through presentation training programs, consulting projects, Strategic Management Advances, and Mentoring Programs. He also leads Company affiliates, Wall Street VIPs and Target 3 Communications, which provide branding, investor/public relations and corporate communication services. He is now involved in two very interesting new ventures Leader Connections, where leaders share, inspire and giveback, and Extraordinary Sales Performance, a new training program designed to help stars become superstars.

Dr. Cahn is a sought-after speaker, providing keynotes, webinars and workshops for corporate and association audiences. Dedicated to education, he teaches courses in Business Strategy (BA), Leadership Development (MBA) and Entrepreneurial Communications: Selling and Negotiations (MBA) at Baruch College (CUNY). He also serves as a mentor for CUNY’s Executive on Campus Program and operates his own intern program which has served 500+ students throughout his career (to date)!