BIO

Jimmi brings over 20 years of leadership experience to his public speaking work. He has worked for Fortune 100 companies, large nonprofit organizations, and government institutions. He has consulted with organizations like this in addition to small businesses, educational institutions and religious institutions.

He has a successful track record creating environments in which people can do their best work everyday in service of the customer, the mission of the organization, and the overall financial health of the business.

Jimmi is also a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He plays guitar, slide guitar, harmonica, mandolin and banjo. His band, Jimmi and the Band of Souls, plays blues, R&B and Americana. Their album, The Devil You Know, was voted best blues album in Minnesota in 2011 by the Minnesota Blues Society. They are the only band to represent Minnesota twice in the International Blues Challenge. They were semi-finalists in 2015. Their latest album, Aquarius, was released in 2025.