James Blythe Lloyd

Motivational Speaker

Training & Mentoring / Talent Development / Healthcare Consultancy
Exceptionally talented, performance-driven keynote presenter and training consultant with comprehensive healthcare industry expertise to skillfully provide targeted presentations addressing customer service, company loyalty, performance motivation and change management. Insightfully tap into a natural sense of humor along with a distinguished consideration of real-life experience to present training seminars that inspire latent talent within organizations, while also instructing management in utilizing proven motivational techniques to drive team performance and service excellence. Core competencies include:

PRESIDENT / KEYNOTE SPEAKER, 2005 – Present
9 SCREENS INTERNATIONAL, Newbury Park, CA
Featured keynote speaker and organizational training and development consultant. Serve as founder and executive director, spearheading vision along with policy, procedure and operational growth and expansion. Envision, create and implement finely-honed motivational presentations designed to educate and challenge conference event attendees in a relaxed and interactive environment. Present seminars to hospitals, insurance agencies, educators and private clinics that focus on a broad range of topics—from personal potential to customer service—inspiring performance and addressing industry-specific concerns, including malpractice and patient services.
Selected accomplishments:

• Developed and delivered three Continuing Education (CE) courses utilized by health insurance agents to fulfill State of California continuing licensure requirements.
• Published two books: I’m on Fire, Watch me Burn!, and Torch Tips for a Luminous Life

DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING, 1996 – 2005
WELLPOINT HEALTH NETWORKS, Thousand Oaks, California

Oversaw multiple aspects of staff training and development nation-wide for this premier health insurance corporation with 45,000 team members. During tenure, developed 7 targeted training courses currently still implemented as best practice. Directed full-scale training at all functional levels including new hires
(40 per week), managers, internal program trainers, and company executives.
Selected accomplishments:

• Efforts played key role in reducing division turnover rates from 39% to 11%, saving over $4Million. 
• Increased national scope of corporation through speaking at company sponsored events both internally and externally; received highest rating of any presenter for most events.  
• Recognized for exceptional performance and positive contributions to company growth and expansion; selected as the top team member in the company.

VICE PRESIDENT / RECRUITER, HARRIS, KOVACS & ALDERMAN, Alpharetta, GA, 1992-1995
RECRUITER, JACKSON & COKER, Atlanta, Georgia, 1989-1992
Built impressive record of achievement and advancement with two separate firms, recruiting top medical talent for hospitals, public and private clinics, research institutions, biomedical and pharmaceutical companies.
Selected accomplishment:

• Repeatedly and successfully negotiated large-scale contracts within retained searches, securing agreements with medical groups of up to 40 physicians, filling critical vacancies with top-notch talent.

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Additional Experience as Evangelist / Missionary for the International Church of Christ, London, England.

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY – Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communications
Keynote and Training Presentations

Motivational / Inspirational Training CD Catalogue:

Professional Affiliations:

Eagles Talent Connection, Inc. · Innovative Healthcare Speakers  ·  BigSpeak  · Nationwide Speakers Bureau, Inc
Speaker’s Connections  ·  The Speaker’s Group  ·  Otellus.com  ·  World Class Speakers and Entertainers  
IASB  ·  ESpeakers  ·  Speaker Resource Center  ·  Speakers Match   ·  Executive Speakers
National Speakers Exchange

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