Jim Hamilton
Adjunct Lecturer at Smith School of Business
Biography
Smith School of Business
Jim Hamilton is a proven sales and marketing executive with over 19 years of experience in forming and growing start-up companies, as well as, leading sales and marketing teams in mid-sized and larger companies. Currently, Mr. Hamilton spends most of his time as an instructor. He is a lecturer at Smith School of Business where he teaches courses in marketing strategy, sales and sales management at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.
Mr. Hamilton owns an advisory firm that provides reputation management, sales, marketing, and CRM strategy services to individual professionals and corporations. Some of his clients have included Bayer, Altana, IBM, and MDS Sciex.
Mr. Hamilton obtained an Honours Degree in Actuarial Science (BSc.) from the University of Western Ontario (Canada) in 1990. He then earned an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business (Canada) in 1995.
Academic Degrees
B.A.
The Richard Ivey School of Business (1995)S.A.
Associate of the Society of Actuaries (1993)Sc. Actuarial Science (Honors)
The University of Western Ontario (1990)
Academic Experience
Smith School of Business, Queen's University
Director, Smith Graduate Diploma in Business (2018 – Present)
Lecturer (Continuing Adjunct) (2007 - Present)St. Lawrence College
Coordinator, Marketing Programs (2009 – 2017)
Full-time Faculty, Marketing Program (2005-2017)
Awards and Recognition
- 2019 and 2020 Commerce Society Teaching Excellence Award Winner
- Nominated for teaching award in commerce program (2017, 2018)
- Sales Coach of Team which won second place in the National Collegiate Sales Competition (2013)
- Nominated for the Frank Knox Award for Excellence in Teaching (Queen’s University Wide 2012)
- Student course evaluation results (at the Smith School of Business) have consistently ranked well above departmental means.
- Sales and Marketing Coach for St. Lawrence College OCMC Team which has consistently placed at the top in the annual Ontario Colleges Marketing Competition
- Selected as Teacher of the Year in the School of Business (St Lawrence College, 2005 - 2007)
- Founded the Richard Ivey MBA Internal Marketing Case Competition which, due to its success and demonstrated value, was added to the first-year curriculum (1995).
- Recipient of the University of Western Ontario Award for Excellence in Intramural Athletics (1994). Founder & First President, Toastmasters International Chapter at Confederation Life Insurance Company (1992).
- Recipient of the 1990 National Achievement Award for Excellence in Amateur Sport in Canada.
- Member of the 1990 Canadian National Ball Hockey Champions.
- Valedictorian, High School Graduating Class (1986)
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