From Guinness Records to Lifelong E-Learning with James Cluskey
Release Date: 08/14/2023
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info_outlineJenn Foster and Melanie Johnson co-owners of Elite Online Publishing, interview James Cluskey a former professional tennis player about his inspiring journey from the court to eLearning, a groundbreaking platform focused on personal growth and soft skills.
What You’ll Learn In This Episode:
- How to develop soft skills.
- How to continue learning.
- How to motivate others.
Quotes:
"So my vision was that a user will come to a class, they invest in their personal professional development. They're doing good for themselves, but then they're doing good for someone else somewhere else. And really that's what we're building out. So this community around performance, around soft skill development." (03:16)
"People want to be invested in, they want to make a difference. They wanna have a positive impact in the world. So I really believe they want to learn and crave to be better" (06:49)
"It's difficult to do things alone. I think I know that better than anyone in terms of, me being a professional tennis player, it's an individual sport, but you have a team behind you of people that are in your corner." (09:04)
About James Cluskey:
A graduate of LSU James played professional tennis from 2010 to 2015, He had a career high ranking of 145 ATP and played Davis Cup for Ireland from 2006 to 2015. He is a Guinness World Record holder for the longest doubles match playing for 60 hours continuous tennis.
He is the founder of HC Collective. James believes in human interaction whether that’s in person or remotely. He is passionate connecting people in order to develop their life and career.