James J. Talerico, Jr. is an award-winning author, blogger, speaker, and a nationally recognized small to mid-sized (SMB) business expert.
With more than thirty- (30) years of diversified consulting experience, Jim has worked as a consultant, project manager, business analyst, consulting division director, and quality manager for several national consulting practices. As a consultant, he has a solid track record and an A+ BBB rating helping thousands of business owners across the US and in Canada tackle tough business problems to improve the performance of their organizations.
His client success stories have been highlighted in the Wall St. Journal, Dallas Business Journal, Chicago Daily Herald, and on MSNBC's Your Business. He was named "Texas Business Consulting CEO of the Year," by CEO Today Magazine, identified as a "Top 10 Management Consulting Entrepreneur to Watch" by Entrepreneur Magazine, was listed among the “10 Most Visionary Companies to Watch” by The Inc. Magazine, recognized as a “Top 10 Trailblazing Entrepreneur to Follow” by MSN.Com, and has also been ranked among the "Top Small Business Consultants" followed on Twitter.
For more than half a decade, Jim was a regular guest on "The Price of Business," a nationally syndicated radio program on Bloomberg Talk Radio and has also appeared as a subject matter expert on many FOX Radio interviews. He is a regular contributor to several blog sites, including The International Exit Planning Association’s Blog, The Daily Telegraph USA, Daily Business Journal, The Times USA, US Daily Post, Daily Mail USA, et. al., and has frequently been quoted in publications like the New York Times, Dallas Morning News, Philadelphia Inquirer, INC.com, The Entrepreneur’s Review, Texas Recap, CEO Times, and on Bizpreneur - Middle East, in addition to numerous, other industry publications, radio broadcasts, business books, and Internet media.
Jim is the author of "8 Steps to Becoming An ETHICS FOCUSED ORGANIZATION,"™ a small business certification program that utilizes a unique eight - (8) step approach for strengthening ethics in any organization. The certification program won the Better Business Bureau’s "Torch Award for Ethics" for the North – Central Texas Region, the Better Business Bureau’s "International Torch Award for Ethics", and a Gold "Stevie Award" for “Ethics in Sales” at the International Sales & Customer Service Stevie Awards ®. Participants who complete this certification program are eligible to receive eight – (8) continuing education units from the University of Texas' Division of Enterprise Development.
His public speaking experience includes The Better Business Bureau (BBB) North – Central Texas Chapter, The International Association of Better Business Bureaus (IABBB,) The Institute of Management Consultants (IMC USA,) The International Exit Planning Association (IEPA,) The Collin County Small Business Development Center (SBDC,) Success North Dallas, First Friday’s Book Synopsis – Dallas, Texas, American Subcontractors Association (ASA) – Houston, Texas Chapter, and several local Chambers of Commerce (COC.)
He is also a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) ® and has been an active member of the Institute of Management Consultants, serving a three- (3) year term as the IMC Dallas – Ft. Worth Chapter President and participating on different IMC USA national committees. The Certified Management Consultant ® mark is awarded by the Institute of Management Consultants USA (IMC USA) and represents evidence of the highest standards of consulting, a commitment to continuous development, and an adherence to the ethical canons of the profession. Less than 1% of all consultants in the world are Certified Management Consultants (CMC) ®. [Click Here for IMC USA’s Code of Ethics.]
He, moreover, completed his ISO 20700 Self-Declaration Checklist Training from the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI.)
Jim received his Certified Business Exit Consultant (CBEC) ® designation from The International Exit Planning Association (IEPA) to help entrepreneurs, small business owners, family businesses, and middle market companies maximize their business exit, and he received his certification in succession planning from the ASPE. Jim currently co-chairs the IEPA's Education Committee. [Click Here for IEPA’s Code of Ethics.]
Jim has, furthermore, served as a strategic advisory board member to several "for-profit" and "non-profit" organizations, Judge for Texas Consilium's Business Excellence Awards, Judge & Judging Chair for the International Sales & Customer Service Stevie Awards ®, and has volunteered his time to numerous humanitarian causes.
Jim has a B.A. in English & World Literature from Rutgers University, a B.S. in Business Administration from Thomas A. Edison University, and he is in the process of completing his M.B.A. from the University of Texas – Arlington.
