Jim Sullivan

CEO of Sullivision.com, Hospitality & Retail Expert, Best-Selling Author

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Jim Sullivan Biography

Jim Sullivan, CEO and Founder of Sullivision.com, has accumulated over three decades of experience in the hospitality and retail industries, enhancing his reputation as a dynamic leader and innovator. He has worked with significant companies such as Walt Disney Company, Brinker International, Chipotle, Panera Bread, McDonald's, and Starbucks. Renowned for his expertise in crafting successful leadership, sales, marketing, and customer service programs, Sullivan focuses on achieving customized results that reflect each company's goals, culture, and mission.

Sullivan is the author of several influential books, including the best-seller "MultiUnit Leadership: The 7 Stages of Building High-Performing Partnerships and Teams" and "Fundamentals: 9 Ways to Be Brilliant at the Basics," which have collectively sold over 400,000 copies globally. His training materials, including DVDs like "Jumpstart! The Art of Effective Pre-Shift Meetings" and "The Shift," are utilized in over 30,000 companies worldwide. His work extends to academia as a visiting professor at respected institutions such as Penn State University, Purdue, the University of Delaware, Cal Poly, and the Culinary Institute of America.

Sullivan's insights and methodologies are regularly featured across major media platforms including CNN, NBC, ABC, Fox News, BBC, and the Food Network, and in prominent publications like the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, Fast Company, and Nation's Restaurant News. An influential columnist, his perspectives enrich the industry discourse, particularly in areas such as leadership, performance, and profitability. With a reach extending to over 750,000 professionals through his books, columns, and presentations, Sullivan continues to be a pivotal figure in shaping the operational excellence and leadership strategies in the global foodservice and retail sectors.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 09/19/2024.

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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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 Doug Lipp, Michael Bergdahl, Jose Feliciano, Jr., Peter Guber and R "Ray" Wang. 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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