James Mapes is the founder of Quantum Leap Thinking™, creator of The
Transformational Coach™, expert on the psychology of “applied imagination,”
best- selling author, highly acclaimed business speaker, consultant, seminar
leader and personal excellence coach. For over 30 years, James has been an
ardent student of human behavior and dedicated to helping individuals, teams
and organizations identify and break through barriers to reach their goals
and achieve success. He encourages people to be open to new ways of
thinking, and his goal is to help everyone make the “quantum leap” toward
more creative, productive and confident lives. For both businesses and
individuals, his message promotes an innovative, powerful way of thinking
and provides a new-found mastery over their imagination and perceptions so
that, in his words, “the invisible becomes visible and the impossible
becomes possible.” The results have been nothing short of extraordinary,
creating key breakthroughs in both organizational and personal excellence.
James Mapes’ success as a speaker and highly regarded authority on the
imagination, creative thinking, communication, managing change,
organizational problem-solving, successful teamwork and coaching is due to
his early training as an actor and experience as a theatrical producer. In
1969, he graduated from California State University with a Master of Arts
degree in theater and speech. He then worked in repertory theater,
off-Broadway and directed two of his own theater companies, amassing dozens
of television and movie credits. As a performer, he developed a unique stage
presence with a special talent for connecting with his audience. Mapes’ work
has earned him appearances on CNN, The Today Show, Good Morning America and
Fox Family Channel, among other media outlets.
As a recognized business speaker and performance coach, James has spoken to
hundreds of public and private companies in more than 70 countries. His
clients include financial institutions, software companies, the military,
the healthcare industry, financial institutions, training and development
divisions of large corporations and major non-profit organizations.
Companies, associations, universities and business schools including – IBM
Corporate, U.S. Coast Guard, Lockheed Martin and The Princeton Center for
Leadership Training – have quoted Mapes in training manuals and textbooks.
James Mapes personal goal of living an exceptional life is reflected in both
his business activities as well as his recreational pursuits, which range
from scuba-diving, ballooning, racecar driving, Kempo Karate, and world
travel, to an avid interest in reading. His two highly regarded books
areQuantum Leap Thinking: An Owner’s Guide to the Mind and The Workbook: The
Magic of Quantum Leap Thinking. His new book The Elephant and the Rider:
Living an Exceptional Life is scheduled for publication in 2012.
James Mapes presentations are personal, interactive and humorous. Above all,
he creates results and makes a lasting difference in the energy level,
commitment and productivity of each individual in his audience.
In the 1970′s, James became interested in the power of the subconscious
mind. To better understand this intriguing area, he researched psychology,
philosophy, neurology and eventually, hypnotherapy Neuro-Linguistic
Programming. His expertise quickly earned him recognition as a clinical
hypnotist, becoming highly effective in assisting clients in weight
reduction, smoking cessation, the elimination of phobias and pain reduction
for terminally ill cancer patients. As a skilled practitioner of regression
techniques, he helped the New York City Police Department in “memory
recovery” with both witnesses to, and victims of, crime and he has worked
with professional athletes to help improve their performance in their sport.
James Mapes has created an ongoing series of self-improvement audio
recordings and writes a syndicated newspaper column for Hearst newspapers in
Connecticut and The Arizona Reporter. James also enjoys presenting his
one-man show, Journey Into the Imagination at performing arts centers and
universities around the country. He appeared on Broadway in 2003 and
presented A Whirlwind Tour of the Mind at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center
in Manhattan in 2007. When not touring, James and his wife divide their time
between residences in Westport, Connecticut, and St. Thomas in the U.S.
Virgin Islands.