<p>Leadership expert Jim Craig is best remembered for his outstanding goaltending in the "Miracle on Ice" during the 1980 winter Olympics. In what has been labeled the greatest sports moment of the 20th century, the United States hockey team beat the heavily favored Russians and went on to win the Olympic gold medal. The legendary tale of the team led by Jim Craig was immortalized in the Disney feature film "Miracle".</p>
<p>Today, Craig is president of Gold Medal Strategies, a Boston-based motivational speaking and sales training company and the author of the business book "Gold Medal Strategies: Business Lessons from America's Miracle Team". The book outlines the necessary skills and details the specific techniques you need to maximize your business readiness, hone competitive cooperation, gather your strategies, and attack your challengers.</p>
<p>An in-demand motivational speaker, spokesperson, marketing and sales strategist, and master storyteller, Craig has inspired, instructed, and provided strategic and winning direction for employees and associates from more than 500 organizations and some of the world's most recognized brands, including Coca-Cola, Coors, Walt Disney, Fidelity, Dunkin' Donuts, John Hancock, KPMG, NBC, Ocean Spray, Evergreen Financial, Sun Life Financial.</p>
<p>Drawing upon his experiences as both a world-class athlete and as an accomplished businessman, Olympian and leadership speaker Jim Craig reveals how commitment, preparation, purpose, and effort melded 20 individuals into a winning Olympic team.</p>
Goaltender for the 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team
<ul><li><b>Teaching Teamwork</b></li><li>In this presentation, 1980 Olympic Gold Medal Champion, International and US Hockey Hall of Fame Goaltender Jim Craig reveals how commitment, preparation, purpose, and effort melded 20 individuals into the Team that accomplished the greatest sports moment of the 20th Century...The 1980 Miracle on Ice Gold Medal Victory at Lake Placid. Drawing upon both his experiences as a world-class athlete, and as an accomplished 20-year plus market service representative in charge of over $30 million of print advertising sales annually, Craig has first-hand insight into what it takes to overcome long odds to become a champion. Craig will specifically tailor his presentation for your audience and company around the hallmark concepts of self motivation and team motivation/corporate picture.</li></ul>