Miami, Florida, United States
Jim is recognized for his unique perspective — as a Stanford MBA, internet pioneer, and person living with a cancer diagnosis. He teaches people how to create their happiness by blending mindfulness techniques and timeless wisdom with simple, science-based practices. He has presented his innovative and highly acclaimed “Happiness Keynote” to organizations of all sizes across the U.S. and internationally. His talks aren’t just inspirational. Audiences take away practical strategies, science-based insights, and daily action plans — because happiness is a skill you can develop. Watch his TEDx Talk, “What Cancer Taught Me About Happiness”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0pulJf7Fl0 Reviews of his #1 bestselling book "Live Each Day: A Surprisingly Simple Guide to Happiness": “A wake-up call to living your life to the absolute fullest. This book shows you how.” Randy Taran, founder of Project Happiness and author of Emotional Advantage “Live Each Day is an ambitious achievement. Jim McCarthy takes fascinating anecdotes from his intriguing career and provides the reader with a robust framework to understand happiness.” Chip Conley Strategic Advisor to Airbnb and Bestselling Author of Wisdom@Work: The Making of a Modern Elder “It would be hard to overstate the incredible value I got from this book.” Heidi Roizen Partner, DFJ Venture Capital Order the book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KFRWVW5 Praise for his Happiness Keynote: “Jim’s session turned out to be the high point of our 2-day event. The team deeply appreciated his focus on their well-being, and many folks commented to me on the power of Jim’s personal story. I’m very happy we did it and I would recommend it to others.” Joe Walowski VP, Alexa at Amazon For more about Jim and his work visit: www.JimMcCarthy.com Specialties: professional growth, stress reduction, mindfulness, positive thinking, positive psychology, purpose, peak performance teams, habits, happiness, personal growth
Jim McCarthy receives rave reviews on the lecture circuit because of his innovative workshop format and authentic delivery. Audiences from Ecuador to New York City deeply appreciate Jim’s unique perspective – as a Stanford MBA, internet pioneer, happiness expert, and person living with a cancer diagnosis. Jim applies his experience as a TEDx Speaker, and author of "Live Each Day: A Surprisingly Simple Guide to Happiness." His highly interactive talks provide immediate, practical lessons while reinforcing the main goals for your meeting. Bring him to your next event to share his secrets on happiness, purpose, and success. Previous clients include a leading global pharmaceutical firm, Amazon, Pocket, CBRE, Kiva, YPO / WPO, Pley, Dream Careers, WebDAM, 1-Page, True Ventures, SY|Partners, Brit+Co, Tatari, Lifestreet, Elementum, Patreon, X Seed Capital, General Assembly, Menlo Ventures, Fluxx, and the South Bay Association of Realtors, as well as alumni associations from Stanford, Harvard, and Northwestern. Client testimonials: "Jim's Happiness Workshop was a tremendous experience. I highly recommend to others that they do this!" - Heidi Roizen, Venture Partner at Draper Fisher Jurvetson "Thoroughly enjoyed Jim McCarthy's Workshop, which introduced new, thought-provoking lessons. Already find myself adopting several of the practices every day. Highly recommended for anyone looking for an impactful and self-reflective session." -- Brian Rumao, Chief of Staff to the CEO, LinkedIn Learn more here: www.jimmccarthy.com
Maven Ventures is the first incubator and seed fund focused exclusively on consumer Internet and mobile startups with hyper-growth potential.
Drawbridge is a cross-device advertising platform, backed by Sequoia Capital and Kleiner, Perkins, Caulfield and Byers. Acquired by LinkedIn in 2019. As employee #11 and the second business hire, I was responsible for: * Establishing all processes around mobile ad campaign insertion orders, optimization, reporting, and dashboards, * Working with engineering to continuously improve our products and processes, * Monitoring all cash coming in and going out, overseeing the accounting firm, and preparing analysis for Board presentations, * Hiring eight key people in various business roles, * Negotiating and executing deals with third parties, and * Helping the company go from $0 revenue to a very strong run rate.
I served on the Board of Directors of Announce Media, which was a social media / ecommerce engine which later took Answers.com private.
* Consistently recognized for developing outstanding leaders as part of high performance teams. * Was Director of Optimization Analytics at BlueLithium. Yahoo acquired BL in October 2007. Promoted in 2008 and received highest possible ranking in annual performance review. Received “You Rock!” award from EVP in September ’09 for Smart Ads team efforts. Promoted in 2010. * Part of due diligence team for Yahoo acquisition of Dapper, a dynamic display ad technology company, in 2010. Lead successful integration of Dapper operations team while still achieving the Q4 Smart Ads team revenue goal. Success of integration was described as “unprecedented”. Team ran first Smart Ads campaign on Yahoo Front Page, 3-23-11. * Lead organization responsible for incubating and implementing innovative display advertising solutions, such as Smart Ads, Search Retargeting, and Audience Match. This resulted in the creation of ad operations teams for these products, based in Omaha, Nebraska. In 2010, the group handled the operations for more than $80 million of revenue, or 104% of goal. These teams have become the model for additional operations teams within Yahoo’s display ad business. * Previously managed group of engineers responsible for automating manual tasks within Yahoo’s display ad teams. * Lead “Tiger Team” approach to optimizing display campaigns on the Yahoo! Ad Network, which was rolled out across the company as a best practice. Achieved 156% of goal, worth $19.7 million of incremental revenue, in H2 2008. * Grew BlueLithium Optimization Analytics team from three to 12 people, helped with successful integration following Yahoo’s acquisition of BlueLithium for $300 Million in 2007.