Jim is founder and director of The MindSmith Academy, a platform for mindset work, mindfulness training, and self-development. His method of doing the work is spiritual, but not tied to any specific tradition. With three decades of experience teaching yoga, martial arts, and meditation, he brings mindfulness into every aspect of his life’s journey.
On MenLiving’s leadership team, Jim focuses his energies on helping men find the support they need as they embrace their emotions and lean into life further by being vulnerable and asking for help.
Outside MenLiving, Jim is a writer and does one-on-one and group coaching. He is also a highly regarded speaker and storyteller who has won numerous Toastmasters and Moth storytelling competitions.
Jim splits his time between Chicago, Illinois, and New Buffalo, Michigan, with his Divine wife, Christiana, and his Magical daughter, Emma. Jim is passionate about all aspects of physical, emotional, and spiritual fitness. He is an avid cook, a lover of all things nature, and is at his most peaceful state when in or near water. Plunge!