Jim Canfield

Jim Canfield has built a career around his lifelong passion for leadership. At 27, he launched his first business, a trucking company, and helped build the largest investment firm serving credit unions off Wall Street. As the youngest group leader ever at Vistage, he led CEO peer groups in Memphis for a decade before joining the executive team at Vistage in San Diego. He later served as President and CEO of REF for 10 years. Jim is the author of CEO Tools 2.0: How to Think, Lead and Manage like a CEO, and has delivered its workshop more than 500 times around the world. Recognized for his impact, he was named Speaker of the Year three times by Vistage Worldwide, UK, and Canada. He is currently a member of Class VI Partners, an investment bank in Denver, and presents his latest topic, The Value Creation Formula, to business groups across the U.S.