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Jim Kwik

CEO & Founder
Kwik Brain

Jim Kwik, his real name, is the widely recognized world expert in memory improvement, brain optimization, and accelerated learning. After a childhood brain injury left him learning-challenged, Kwik dedicated his life to creating strategies to enhance his mental performance dramatically. He has since devoted his life to helping others unleash their true genius and brainpower.

For over two decades, he has served as a brain coach to students, seniors, entrepreneurs, and educators. His work has touched a who’s who of Hollywood’s elite, professional athletes, political leaders, and business magnates, with corporate clients that include Google, Virgin, Nike, Zappos, GE, 20th Century Fox, Cleveland Clinic, WordPress, and intuitions like the United Nations, CalTech, Harvard, and Singularity University.

Kwik is the author of the NY Times and #1 WSJ bestseller: Limitless - Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, Unlock Your Exceptional Life.

Through keynote speeches, he reaches in-person audiences totaling more than 200,000 every year and online videos totaling hundreds of millions of views.

Kwik is regularly featured in media, including Forbes, HuffPost, Fast Company, Inc., and CNBC. He is the host of the acclaimed Kwik Brain Podcast, which is consistently the top educational training show on iTunes. KwikLearning.com’s online courses are used by students in 195 countries.

Kwik is an advocate for brain health and quality global education, with philanthropy ranging from Alzheimer’s research to funding the creation of schools from Guatemala to Kenya, providing health care, clean water, and learning for children in need. His mission: “No brain left behind.” Follow him @JimKwik

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Events featuring Jim Kwik
Events featuring Jim Kwik