“Sometimes our biggest challenges have the simplest solutions. It’s as easy as looking at life through the eyes of a child.” – Jim Cosgrove
“We hired Jim as a keynote speaker and MC for our annual conference. His was the highest-rated session of the day! People loved the message and the energy he brought to the presentation.” Tony Ballard, Meeting Professionals International KC
Jim Cosgrove gave up a successful career as a corporate PR professional to pursue a “real job” entertaining children. Through a 26-year journey as an award-winning kid-rocker, he’s discovered that children have much to teach adults about communicating, attaining goals, and living life to the fullest. Now he’s bringing these child-inspired lessons back to corporate America, because “what’s effective for success on the playground is effective for success in the boardroom.”
Cosgrove uses his 
music and anecdotes to deliver a high-energy, interactive, and inspirational experience to supercharge any gathering – a corporate conference, organizational meeting, or team-building retreat.
He draws on his experience as a media spokesman for Sprint Corporation, an Innovation Leader for Hallmark Cards, a staff writer for the Albuquerque Journal, and a national public speaker to connect with his corporate audiences.
Pick from one of the following topics:
Live Like A Child! Succeed Like A Child!
Do you want a more joy-filled life? Start acting like a kid.
Drawing on his work with children, Cosgrove encourages adults in this keynote address to rediscover the wonder of a child-like perspective and embrace playfulness and creativity in their daily routines. Through poignant stories and music, he shares eight simple ways to achieve success, balance, and fulfillment by embracing the fundamental childlike joys we often leave behind in our hurried lives. (60- minute keynote)
You Are Enough! A human’s guide to being cool with yourself
Pause and get introspective with veteran performer and author Jim Cosgrove for a dynamic discussion about self-worth and how language, stories, and self-talk can ignite (or sabotage) success. Through a guided writing exercise, take stock of what’s working well and develop a fresh, confidence-boosting mission statement. (45-60 minute workshop format)
Nurturing a Culture of Participation
As a 26-year veteran performer, Jim knows how to connect with an audience. He draws on his experience of more than 5,000 live shows to describe effective ways to reach your audience (customers, clients, or fans) and nurture them as loyal partners rather than mere consumers. (60-minute keynote or workshop format)
His dynamic energy and music drew the audience in to provide a powerful, authentic message!”
Jenny Horsley, Reach Out & Read KC
Organizations that have benefited from
Cosgrove’s child-like brand of fun…
