Jim Connolly Bio
Great chefs exemplify resourcefulness, leadership, and insightfulness, Jim Connolly, CEO Chef Consulting founder and principle, has combined his years of success in first the hospitality business, then working with Fortune 1000 companies maximizing their collaborative capabilities.
With a career as remarkable as he has, Jim's extensive experience is the foundation of his consulting process of building off of each organizations most valuable asset, their people, and aligning their passions with the vision of their business.
As the principle and founder of CEO Chef Consulting, Jim Connolly believes “We help businesses like yours, align your purpose to creating a fulfilling life, make effective use of your time and help you achieve the results that matter to you.”
Jim believes that to be a manager is to orchestrate. To be a coach is to teach. But to be a leader is to inspire the greatness in each of us to express our talents, skills and abilities for the greater good of the cause. Jim has done this throughout his career, family and life.
Unlike the saying that “Leaders are born, not made”, Jim is a contrarian to that myth and part of the new majority that leaders are developed through experience, training, reading and mentorship. Many of the key components that make up his coaching/consulting philosophy.
With a career as remarkable as he has, Jim's extensive experience is the foundation of his consulting process of building off of each organizations most valuable asset, their people, and aligning their passions with the vision of their business.
As the principle and founder of CEO Chef Consulting, Jim Connolly believes “We help businesses like yours, align your purpose to creating a fulfilling life, make effective use of your time and help you achieve the results that matter to you.”
Jim believes that to be a manager is to orchestrate. To be a coach is to teach. But to be a leader is to inspire the greatness in each of us to express our talents, skills and abilities for the greater good of the cause. Jim has done this throughout his career, family and life.
Unlike the saying that “Leaders are born, not made”, Jim is a contrarian to that myth and part of the new majority that leaders are developed through experience, training, reading and mentorship. Many of the key components that make up his coaching/consulting philosophy.
- Executive Chef/Owner ☆☆☆☆☆ Zagat award winning restaurant and cooking school in Silicon Valley, CA in the culinary rich San Francisco Bay Area for 18 years.
- He’s an honors Graduate of Johnson & Wales University with Degrees in Hospitality Managment & Culinary Arts
- Dr. Jim is an NLP practitioner, graduate of Tony Robbin’s first Train the Trainer program, Michael Grinder’s Art and Science of Group Dynamics & Corporate Coaching and a Doctor of Philosophical Theology.
- Jim has been featured in many local and national publications like: Prevention, the San Francisco Chronicle, American West Magazine, California CEO Magazine, San Fernando Valley Business Journal, and a reoccurring appearance on the national television show, “The Doctors”.
- Jim has published three e-books on the subject of business and leadership development and three books on team and leadership development. The most recent team development book, Cooking Team Building, How You Can Access The Hearts Of Your Employees By Way Of Their Stomachs, leadership development book, i Lead, When Will It Be Your Time to Cut Down the Net? and Teamwork: Recipe to Your Business Success and a third book, soon to be released, titled, Creating Leaders to Build Teams, Aligning Your Purpose Toward a Winning Work Culture.
- Degree in Philosophical Theology
- BS in Business Managment
- 24+ years Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer & Consultant
- Co-Developer & Facilitator, Inviral Academy: Book/Online Course Division, Facilitator of client’s books and associated digital products
- NLP (NeuroLinguistic Programming) Practitioner
- Certified Coach, Anthony Robbins & Associates
- Certified Corporate Coach Michael Grinder
- Certified Art & Science Group Dynamics, Michael Grinder
- Corporate Clients include: Edwards Life sciences, Facebook, Google, Kaiser Permanente, Abbot Labs, Stanford University, as well as local small businesses in various industries including financial, legal, hospitality, security, entertainment, academia and children’s shelters.
- He resides and has offices in both Northridge, California and Chattanooga, Tennessee with his wife of 20 year, Dr. Renee Michelle Gordon along their sweet puppy "Cupcake", and their pizza crust loving parrot, Kiwi.