FROM ORGANIZATIONS JAMES HAS SPOKEN TO
"James did an excellent job speaking to our organization and his presentation was very timely and relevant. I would certainly recommend him to other groups."
Lenny Ortiz, Board Certified in Construction Law
South Florida AGC and YCF (Ft. Lauderdale)
"James Benham was an excellent speaker! He gave our group an awesome presentation on technology in construction. I only wish our meeting time had been extended -- so that he could have spoken to us even longer."
Ricky Sanford, President
Middle Tennessee ASPE (Nashville)
"James Benham's talk is one of the best presentations our group has seen. He is an excellent speaker on a relevant and very interesting topic. I highly recommend him as a presenter to construction organizations."
Kiem Kirkpatrick, CCCA, CPE
Treasurer, ASPE Arkansas Chapter 33
"James is a very dynamic and engaging speaker which made for a lively presentation. His content was extremely informative about state-of-the-art technology. I would tell another ASPE program coordinator to not hesitate at all to have James speak at their meeting."
Chris Ahrenholtz, CPE
President, ASPE Great Plains Chapter #35 (Nebraska)
"James Benham is a very engaging speaker. He had excellent content ... I had no idea what type of electronic technology was available today. This was one of the best presentations I have heard in recent years."
Reggie McLaughlin
Board Member, ASPE Maine Chapter 37
"James did a very good job speaking to our group. His enthusiasm and knowledge of the subject were the greatest strengths of his presentation. I have no reservations recommending him as a speaker to another ASPE group or to other organizations."
Marc Reid, CPE
Vice President, ASPE Denver
"James Benham had great interactions with our attendees. We found his presentation to be useful, relevant and very insightful. As a speaker, he is engaging and knowledgeable with just the right amount of humour mixed in."
Mark Russell, PQS, MRICS
President, Quantity Surveyors of British Columbia (QSBC), Vancouver, BC, Canada
"James Benham is an excellent speaker with a timely topic. His useful and relevant content, great delivery and fitting examples held everyone's attention during the presentation. We look forward to inviting him back in the future."
Todd Poinsett
Programs Chair, ASPE Old Fort Chapter #65
"James Benham was one of our best speakers we have ever had! He not only kept the group entertained but he did a wonderful job teaching us about past and current technology. He also showed us how future technology may affect our industry and how we do business. James is a young man who understands technology, its usefulness, and some of the challenges we face to implement new technologies in our field. If you are looking for a guest speaker who is engaging, knowledgeable, and worthy of promotion, then I highly recommend you ask James to speak to your group. He will do a great job and all your members will learn from his insight!"
Andrew Fluken
Chair, Construction Leadership Council, AGC San Diego
"James very clearly understands not only how the present and upcoming technology will be implemented by the construction industry, but also knew how the older means and methods were used prior to computers coming into play. James covered a good deal of material on the upcoming technologies that to this point I have seen little information on from other sources. I would flat-out say that James’ program last night was one of our best program presentations that we have had in the last few years."
Glenn Hessee
Past President, PCEA Triangle Chapter (Raleigh, NC)
"James is very personable and entertaining, and gets the audience involved in his talk. Other groups should definitely get James to speak at their events -- he's fresh and makes the topic exciting!"
Danielle Leyva, Vice President
ASPE Inland Empire Chapter #68
"James covered the development of technology in the estimating field very well. He asked the audience questions -- which kept us interested -- while encouraging us to use innovative technology like Google Sketch Up, social networking sites and augmented reality tools. Our members definitely benefitted from his presentation."
John Brady, President
ASPE Chicago
"I personally thought James Benham's presentation was very good and the feedback I received from the group was very positive. Thank you for a well coordinated and executed presentation."
Lou Liberti
Program Chair, ASPE Delaware Chapter
"James has excellent presentation skills and retains the attention span of his audience. Comments from our members and guests indicated that they appreciated his insight and learning where the estimating profession is headed in the near term. My personal view is that every chapter in ASPE would benefit from hearing this program."
Frank Young
First Vice President, ASPE San Diego Chapter 4
"James Benham's presentation was well received by our group. He is well-spoken and his information is presented in a well thought out manner."
Ken Grube
2nd Vice President, PCEA Triad Chapter (Greensboro, NC)
"James Benham's presentation was great; we couldn't have asked for anything more."
Brian Wirth
President, ASPE Memphis Chapter
"James Benham's presentation went over very well with our group. I'm looking forward to the next time he comes."
Robert W. Peppel
President, ASPE Atlanta Chapter 14
"It is difficult to find speakers of James' caliber that can share their knowledge with our construction professionals. His presentation was very precise and yet broad in scope. It is quite refreshing to get a historical perspective of our technology and how it has played out in the construction field. James' presentation is appreciated for its sincerity and terrific delivery."
Michael W. Benton
Vice-President, Tampa Bay ASPE, Florida
"James did a great job giving an informative and lively presentation. Everyone that I spoke with told me they really enjoyed his presentation."
Chris Nanci
Vice President, ASPE Nutmeg Chapter, Connecticut
"James worked very well with our group, it was an excellent discussion. I really appreciated how his presentation reviewed how our industry has worked in the past, what is going on now, and how things can be done now and into the future. It is obvious he knows the industry."
Scott Reimer
Milwaukee Brew City Chapter of ASPE, Wisconsin
"James Benham's presentation 'Building Technology into Estimates: Tech Features That Keep You Competitive' was very well received by our members. James is extremely knowledgeable about this topic and handled all the questions with ease."
Jesse Sabia, Director
American Society of Professional Estimators, Houston Chapter
"James is an engaging speaker, knows his subject and presents an attitude of passion for this topic. The day after the meeting, my co-workers talked about how pleased they were with the presentation and the subject matter. I also found myself visiting some of the websites James mentioned in his talk."
Austin D. (Bud) Mayberry, Executive Board
Central Pennsylvania Chapter of ASPE
"Dynamic speaker! Good job ... from the sub-contractors view, it's nice to see what the general contractors have to deal with in the bidding process."
Dallas Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute
"James is an excellent speaker. He is informative, personable and knowledgeable in the field of out-sourcing. Our members felt he was one of the best speakers we have had."
Chuck Fulcher, Program Chair
Great Falls Advertising Federation (Montana)
"It was pleasure to have James present to our luncheon group. He was informative, funny and smart too! I would highly recommend him to any other advertising and marketing groups that need a speaker that can cut through the clutter and address the real life situations that face advertising agencies and marketers of all sizes."
Gregory Weichert, 1st Vice President/Program Chair
Advertising Federation of Southwest Florida
"Infotaining. That's the kind of speakers I look for in the Fourth District. Speakers who are both informative and entertaining. Speakers who think outside the podium. Speakers who are exactly like James Benham. Not only does he keep his audience's attention during the program, he commands their attention afterwards. That's how I know I've booked a great program. The audience won't leave. Our members follow up with more questions after the Q&A. Which is exactly what happens when James speaks. Infotaining speakers make for great meetings. Great meetings make for greater attendance. Greater attendance makes for a greater, i.e., a larger, club. And that's why I recommend James Benham of JBKnowledge."
Jerry Hunnicutt, Programs Chair
Fourth District of the American Advertising Federation
"James came extremely well-prepared and really engaged the audience. He left the crowd well educated and motivated to learn more. That'swhat you want in a presenter. I'd say he was one of the best speakers our club has ever had."
Bob Austin, Founder and President Advertising Club of the Virgin Islands
"James gives real world advice. He touches on topics like core competency and real labor cost, things that every company should rethink from time to time regardless of where and how their work gets done. He is a very interesting speaker, one who knows how to engage an audience. And his presentation is applicable for anyone in the communications business, from advertising agencies and printers, to media outlets and in-house marketing teams."
Beth White Vogl, President
Pensacola Bay Area Advertising Federation
"James is an incredibly dynamic speaker and really charged our group to reevaluate their business plans and re-think their marketing strategies. Any speaker that makes a group laugh and think at the same time is deserving of much praise. Fantastic job!"
Gentry Baumline, Vice President, Programs
Daytona Beach Advertising Federation
"James always presents very useful information in a fun way. He takes things that can be quite complicated and makes them easy to understand and apply."
Michelle Nelson, Program Chair
Tenth District of the American Advertising Federation
