Jim Sullivan

Jim Sullivan, CEO and Founder of Sullivision, is a veteran of over 20 years in the hospitality and retail industries. He's worked for and with companies as distinct as Walt Disney Company, Brinker International, Chipotle, and Panera Bread. Sullivan is well known as a brand-builder, motivator, trend-spotter and problem-solver. He has built his reputation designing successful leadership, sales, marketing and customer service programs for the "Top 200" foodservice and retail chains.

He's the author of two books that have sold over 400,000 copies worldwide, including the best-seller "MultiUnit Leadership: The 7 Stages of Building High-Performing Partnerships and Teams" and 2013's "Fundamentals: 9 Ways to Be Brilliant at the Basics." His DVDs, "Jumpstart! The Art of Effective Pre-Shift Meetings" and "The Shift" are being used in over 30,000 companies worldwide.

Lullivan is an award-winning restaurant operator, a visiting professor at Penn State University, Purdue, the University of Delaware, Cal Poly and the Culinary Institute of America. Sullivision has offices in Denver, Appleton, WI and London. Sullivan has also appeared on CNN, NBC, ABC, Fox News, the BBC, or the Food Network. Over 750,000 foodservice and retail employees, executives and franchisees worldwide have read his newsletters, books, or columns and seen his DVDs, webcasts, e-learning programs and live seminars. His products and programs have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Newsweek, Fast Company, Inc. and USA Today.