Jim Tunney TOPICS: Athletics/Sports Team Building Customer Service Performance Improvement Leadership Emcee FEE CATEGORY:* 10.0k to 15.0k TRAVELS FROM: California Video Profile Program Outlines Testimonials/Client List Books & Videos Request This Speaker

Jim Tunney: Profile

Drawing from 28 years experience as an educator and 31 years as an NFL referee, Jim Tunney is the celebrity speaker for team building, leadership, peak performance, motivation, customer service and wellness.

Recognized as a speaker who educates, motivates and entertains, Tunney works with Fortune 500 companies and international organizations teaching the skills needed for S.M.A.R.T. goals and effective action. His credentials rank him in the top 1% of professional speakers working today.

Tunney’s book, Impartial Judgment, “The Dean of NFL Referees” Calls Pro Football As He Sees It, (Griffin, 1995) chronicles his career in the NFL. Other recent titles include Speaking Secrets of the Masters (Executive Books, 1995), with members of the Speakers Roundtable; and The Winning Spirit (Griffin, 1995), with writings by Les Brown, Jim Cathcart and others on what it takes to shape an Olympic champion's dedication to cause and training. His most recent work is Chicken Soup for the Sports Fan's Soul (published by Health Communications, 2000).

Becoming successful in today's world is tough. Each of us has an inborn desire to be successful in whatever we endeavor. Yet, sometimes we need encouragement . . . motivation . . . a little humor . . . a renewed perspective to get us back on track to reaching our full potential.

Each of us makes decisions every day. Imagine, though - just imagine - what it would be like to have your decisions reviewed by 60 million people, and then reviewed, and reviewed, and reviewed. Our speaker had that kind of job.

He brings his expertise to us today in four important areas:

First, Dr. Tunney is an educator. He has 28 years experience - as a teacher, coach, the principal of three large Los Angeles high schools, Superintendent of Schools in Bellflower, California, and most recently as Headmaster for York School in California, where he continues to serve on the Board of Trustees. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees for Monterey Peninsula College.

Second, and perhaps this is how you know him best, as #32. For 31 years he was a referee in the NFL. Jim has worked some of the most famous NFL games in history and three Super Bowls . . . the only referee ever to have worked consecutive Super Bowls.

Third, Jim is a writer, the author of Impartial Judgment, The "Dean of NFL Referees" Calls Pro Football As He Sees It, and numerous articles on the business of peak performance and how to be good at it. He is currently at work on Chicken Soup for the Sports Fan's Soul.

Finally, and most important for us today, Jim is an accomplished speaker. He has worked with major corporations and associations all over the world to build teams, set effective goals, and increase productivity.

He is Past President of the National Speakers Association and holder of its most prestigious award - the Council of Peers Award for Excellence.

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