Media Kit

Jim Ainsworth – What He Writes and Talks About

Jim has written, taught and entertained audiences on subjects as diverse as financial planning, time management, politics, selling, the cowboy life, the value of family stories, setting and reaching goals, writing and publishing. His focus is to entertain, inform and inspire audiences about the power of stories in our lives.

Books

Novels

His Way
Circle of Hurt
Firstborn Son
Rails to a River
Go Down Looking
Home Light Burning
Rivers Ebb
Rivers Crossing
Rivers Flow

Story Collection

Believing in a Grand Thing
River of Stories

Memoir

Biscuits Across the Brazos

Business Books

How to be a Successful Financial Consultant (John Wiley & Sons, NY)
Marketing and Selling Financial Services (John Wiley & Sons, NY)
Financial Planning Practice Guide (John Wiley & Sons, NY)
Recipe for Success in Financial Planning

Articles

Featured in Forbes, Dow Jones Investment Advisor, Accounting Today, and Financial Planning News
Author of Newspaper Column Money Talk

Programs & Seminars

Jim has made over five hundred presentations—this is a partial list. He will customize his presentation to match the audience.

Jim’s 38 Gems—Things I Know Now That I Wish I Had Known Then
Using T-O-P-S to Reach the Top
Bridging the Chasm
Cowboy Accountant
Reflection: The Art of Looking Back
Starting Life Over—A Story of Elevators Umbrellas and Boredom
When Coincidences Are Not
Prosperity Consciousness/A New Way of Thinking About Money
The Best Things about Reading and Writing
Old Country Graveyards
Arriving Where We Started
Seven Days in Utopia vs. Two Days in Albany
The Last, Really Last Roundup
The Magnificent Seven Minus Six
Recognizing Signs and Godwinks
Jimmie Rodgers, George Clooney, Johnny Cash and Daddy
“Who Knows?” on the Quien Sabe
Riding Eagle’s Nest
A Tale of Two Biscuits and Five Generations
Homecoming, Tom T. Hall and Me
Twenty Bucks and Twenty Hours is all I Want
Learning the Hard Way—Myths and Realities of Writing and Publishing
Guilt and Fiction
Is One Life on Earth Enough?

Credentials

Certifications

Achieved the most recognized certifications in the financial services industry:
Certified Public Accountant—CPA
Certified Financial Planner—CFP
Chartered Life Underwriter—CLU
Series 7 Registered Representative
Series 24 Licensed Securities Principal

Honors and Awards

Distinguished Alumnus, East Texas State University
Twice Included on list of 100 Most Influential People in Accounting in America
Qualified for membership in Financial Planning Registry
Featured in Forbes, Dow Jones Investment Advisor, Accounting Today

Accomplishments

Founder of nine companies ranging from retail to financial services to publishing
Conducted over 10,000 interviews with individuals and families over thirty years
Amateur Team Roper
Roundup ranch hand—Still working on being a cowboy