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(COMTEX) B: Self Help Zone Inc. Appoints Jim Cathcart as Director of
B: Self Help Zone Inc. Appoints Jim Cathcart as Director of Corporate
Communications
IRVINE, Calif., Oct 6, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Self Help Zone Inc. (Pink
Sheets:SHZI) Friday announced that internationally renowned author and speaker
Jim Cathcart has joined the company as acting director of corporate
communications.
In his role at www.selfhelpzone.com, Cathcart will help refine and direct the
messages which tell the world who Self Help Zone is and what they and their
experts can do for their customers.
Michael Summerlin, SHZI president stated: "We are delighted to have such a
prestigious author and speaker as Jim Cathcart on our team. His impeccable
reputation among professional speakers is a testament to the fact that he can
help lead us to becoming the best personal and professional growth resource on
the Internet today and tomorrow."
Cathcart stated: "I am very excited and honored to accept this position. Since
1977 I've been helping people to grow through books, tapes, speeches and
leadership roles in the professional meetings community. Now I can dramatically
expand my reach and the impact that Self Help Zone can have in people's lives.
Individual learning has evolved and our combined expertise can help people
evolve right along with it."
About Jim Cathcart, CSP, CPAE
Recognized as one of the world's best speakers, Cathcart is one of just over a
dozen speakers in the entire world who hold the following honors: president of
the National Speakers Association (1988-1989), Speaker Hall of Fame, CPAE
(1985), certified speaking professional, CSP (1981), and winner of The Cavett
Award (1993).
Cathcart is also a member of the exclusive Speakers Roundtable, 22 of the most
popular speakers in the world. Among professional speakers worldwide Cathcart is
a leader. He has risen to the top of his profession through 20+ years of
presentations to a worldwide audience and decades of unselfish service to his
profession. He believes in serving his industry as well as his customers.
Cathcart has been a corporate executive, training director, entrepreneur,
psychological researcher, meeting planner and association executive. He has
managed people, products and payrolls for more than 20 years. He has also
researched and field tested his methods through two decades of speaking and
training before 2,000 audiences in virtually every discipline.
His client list includes: ASAE, Motorola (NYSE:MOT), Mass Mutual, Prudential,
Norwest Bank, Becton Dickinson, John Deere, Levi Strauss and the U.S. Air Force.
Cathcart's works are published by many of the world's top publishers: St.
Martin's Press, Putnam-Berkeley, Dartnell, Prentice Hall, Nightingale Conant and
the University of Southern California. The Acorn Principle (1998 St. Martin's
Press) is now translated into German, and has recently been released as an
e-book.
Relationship Selling (1990 Putnam-Berkeley) is now translated into Chinese,
Japanese and Finnish. Some of his classic works are available as interactive
computer software. Cathcart has created more than 70 video programs and is as
comfortable in front of a camera as he is on stage.
About Self Help Zone
In 1999 the Web site, www.selfhelpzone.com, was created to become the world's
first self-help Internet super store creating the ultimate destination for
people looking to build success in their lives. With a vast collection of top
authors and experts, Self Help Zone offers access to state of the art ideas and
skills for self improvement both personally and professionally.
As of the Sept. 25, 2000 grand opening, the site offers a comprehensive
collection of learning materials at lower costs and greater convenience than
available elsewhere.
This release may include forward-looking statements. Such statements involve
risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those
set forth herein.
CONTACT: Selp Help Zone Inc., Irvine
Gus Sanders, 949/727-2479
gus@selfhelpzone.com
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