Episode 285: Eight Life-Changing Lessons You'll Never Learn in School with Jim Alafat

Lessons in Leadership

Hey everyone, Bill Storm here, and welcome to the Lessons in Leadership podcast. Today, I’m excited to host Jim Alafat, a dynamic entrepreneur, speaker, and coach with a passion for sharing lessons that truly transform lives. Our topic? "Eight Life-Changing Lessons You’ll Never Learn in School." Jim’s journey from scrubbing pots in a family restaurant at age 12 to navigating financial setbacks and ultimately reinventing himself as a successful entrepreneur is inspiring and deeply practical.

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About Jim Alafat

Jim has been an entrepreneur at heart, starting his first business at 12.

He’s worked and consulted in various industries including Restaurants, Retail, Resort Operations, Golf Operations, SCUBA Operations, Mortgage Companies and Systems.

He’s worked in the Financial Services Industry and held numerous licenses. He is a Certified Budget Counselor, and Commercial Lending Processor and Broker, which provides great insight and value to his consulting clients. He is also a retired Master SCUBA Instructor, certifying people in 14 countries.

His passion is consulting and educating people and business owners on how they can get big business resources on their small business friendly budget, saving them thousands of

dollars on services they already pay for, but most likely don’t use as frequently as they should -- due to cost.

He volunteers at the Blackstone Launchpad at UCF and at 1 Million Cups Orlando working with Start-Up entrepreneurs through mid-sized – Emerging Growth companies on creating a sustainable and scalable business model that runs with or without them there.

He is a Winning Coach/Mentor at the Joust Competition at UCF.

He’s a public speaker on a wide range of topics including business, Identity Theft, leadership, motivational, financing strategies and more. His most requested talks are:

“Myths vs Reality of Identity Theft” and “8 Life-Changing Lessons You’ll Never Learn in School” has been well received and touted as: “The best outline for entrepreneurs on how

to properly set-up and run a business”. There are over 52 lessons so talks can be customized to the audience.

He is in the process of rebranding his company to the Alafat Agency as his 17-yr old daughter is graduating high school and going to college for business. He loves playing

golf, SCUBA Diving, cooking and fine wines. He’s been married for 23 years to his wife and life partner, Jo Ann.

Jim can be reached at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimalafat

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Direct: 407.451.2820

Bill Storm is a seasoned advisor and consultant renowned for his expertise in driving peak performance and fostering effective leadership within Fortune 500 companies. With a multifaceted skill set spanning organizational systems, the psychology of achievement, team building, and sales, Bill is a trusted resource for executives, managers, and team leaders seeking to maximize their potential.

Drawing from his extensive experience as a Peak Performance Strategist with the Tony Robbins organization and Team-Building Specialist with the John Maxwell Leadership Team, Bill has developed a unique set of frameworks tailored to the needs of industry leaders. These frameworks provide a foundation for building winning teams and achieving sustainable success in today's competitive landscape.

In his personal life, Bill has been married for 29 years to the love of his life, has two adult children, and recently welcomed his first grandchild into the world!

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