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Jim Sullivan

CEO Sullivison & Best-Selling Author

CEO Sullivison & Best-Selling Author

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Jim Sullivan Biography

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.

Jim Sullivan Speaking Topics

  • Execution: What the Best Teams Do to Get the Job Done Every Shift, Every Day

    It is no harder to achieve something great than it is to achieve something good. This presentation examines why some teams outperform others doing the exact same work, and how to transform quarterly goals into daily results. We detail best practices and the roles that Focus, Accountability and Training play in attaining goals and fostering habitually consistent behavior.

  • Multiunit Leadership: The 7 Stages of Building High-Performing Partnerships and Teams

    This program is based on the best-selling 2010 book and research from over 3000 Area Managers, multiunit franchisees and Regional Directors. Your audience will learn the 7 stages of leadership development of successful multiunit operators, how to effectively manage multiple priorities, how to conduct high-impact unit visits and evolve from “inspecting units” to building strong teams and future leaders.

  • Fundamentals: the 10 Best Practices of High-Performing Operators, Franchisees and GMs

    In this workshop your team will learn the best new ways to increase sales, improve service, reduce costs, hire smarter, build stronger teams, improve retention, market without advertising, measurably improve the leadership skills of your managers, and teach and inspire the iPod Generation team member to go from good to great. Full of specific “how-to’s” and examples, not theory.

Jim Sullivan Videos

  • Sullivision Lessons in Leadership: The Best Leaders are Problem Givers
    Instead of solving every problem for your team members help them to think it through and solve it on their own. That makes them stronger and this...
  • Sullivision Lessons in Leadership: The 4 Types of Employee Applicants
    Everybody wants to hire "A" players, but what if only "C" players are looking for work? This short video shows you what to do and how to get it done.
  • Sullivision Lessons in Leadership: Addressing 800 lb Gorilla
    What's the dirty little secret in the foodservice industry that everyone knows but very few companies do anything about? Watch and learn.

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  • Where does Jim Sullivan travel from?

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Jim Sullivan is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Execution: What the Best Teams Do to Get the Job Done Every Shift, Every Day, Multiunit Leadership: The 7 Stages of Building High-Performing Partnerships and Teams and Fundamentals: the 10 Best Practices of High-Performing Operators, Franchisees and GMs. The estimated speaking fee range to book Jim Sullivan for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Jim Sullivan generally travels from WI, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Jose Feliciano, Jr., Peter Guber, R "Ray" Wang, Biagio W. Sciacca, PhD and Peter Sheahan. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Jim Sullivan for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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