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Phone: 562.495.3732
E-Mail: tomnix@nixland.net
Website: www.nixland.net
Availability: California; National
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Topics: Law of Attraction, Motivational, Personal Development, Business, Success, College Speaking
Titles: Motivational speaker, College Speaker, Business Coach, Personal Development Coach
Tom Nix is a dynamic public speaker with an interesting, entertaining, and inspirational small business success story. He shares many lessons learned during his 42 year small business career, a lifework that included equity partnerships with Western Union, SunAmerica, Union Bank and finally selling his company to Kinecta Federal Credit Union for 45 million dollars creating an opportunity for true over the counter traditional banking in underserved communities. Most importantly, Nix shares what he calls “Life’s Key Concepts” that include powerful mindset techniques anyone can use to create a more prosperous, happy, healthy, life and achieve personal goals well beyond expectation. Your team will leave Tom’s riveting presentation moved by his genuine warmth and caring and equipped with the steps and motivation to create positive change in their personal and professional life.
What people are saying…
“Tom, I can’t thank you enough for your presentation to our students today at MCU. I thought you hit all the right notes and clearly our students were paying attention to every word. You have a wonderful, believable and sincere way with students and it showed throughout your presentation. Everything you said resonated and your stories made it all very real. I know that your concept of visualizing in pictures and outcomes works. The story of your niece, Amanda, was spot on. I really believe you are right that sympathizing can make matters worse and that being a victim is a cop out. Your concepts of spiritual or inner strength were a great thing for our students to hear and I loved that you spoke on responsibility, integrity and honesty. These are not old-school—they are timeless.
“Tom, you simply did a fantastic job and I know that there were students who were deeply touched and inspired by your words. Thank you.”
– Brian Marcotte, President, Marymount California University
“Tom Nix is real, captivating, and thoughtful as a public speaker. Tom recently presented to my race relations group called Black and White 4 Right. At first we were skeptical if Tom’s Life’s Key Concepts was appropriate for the audience, but were we wrong. Tom made the concepts relative to the group and how we can use it individually to make a difference in our lives, so we can then help others. If you are looking for a dynamic speaker who has had real life experiences while building a multi-million dollar company from nothing, then you owe it to yourself, your employees, your students, or whomever the audience to commission Tom Nix, the founder of Nix Check Cashing.”
– Trent Clark, Upper Echelon Custom Clothing, Founder of Black and White 4 Right
“Our group found a lot of inspiration by your honesty and sharing your life with all of us. Your genuine warmth, truth to your values and examples of how you treated your employees showed a high level of personal integrity and discipline.”
– Marisa Wirga, M.D., Medical Director, Psychosocial Oncology, Memorial Care Todd Cancer Institute
“Mr. Nix has come and spoken to my USC/Marshall MBA classes several times. In these leadership classes, we talk about Knowing, Being, and Doing as what leaders have to do in order to be successful. Mr. Nix covers all extraordinarily well, and my favorite piece is the Being portion. The Ten Key Concepts come to life as he talks about them, and the stories he tells around activating your mindset to achieve your aspirations are refreshing and bold. I am convinced that adopting these concepts will help us all be better people, and, more importantly, better leaders.”
– Dr Chris Bresnahan, Assistant Clinical Professor, USC Marshall School of Business
“Tom Nix is a prime example and living proof of The American Dream in founding, creating, nurturing, and selling a profitable small business. Our members and guests were truly inspired not just by his story but also the Life’s Key Principles that led him to achieve his success with Nix Check Cashing and beyond.”
– Jose Angel Manaiza, Jr., Speaker Program Director, Malibu & Beverly Hills Finest Networking
Books by Tom Nix
Nixland: My Wild Ride in the Inner City Check Cashing Industry
- Conferences, Conventions, Trade Shows
- Corporations, Non-Profits
- CEOs, Executive Managers, HR Professionals
- Team Leaders, Sales Reps
- Business & Civic Groups
- Baby Boomers, Millennials
- Seniors, Retirees
- Community Organizations
- Colleges, Universities, Schools, Youth Groups
- Attorneys, Financial Planners, Investors
- Parents, Educators
- Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, Small Offices
- Women’s Groups, Career Women
- Churches, Synagogues, Religious Groups
- Christian Groups
- Hospitality Organizations, Restaurant Associations
- Realtors, Real Estate Associations, Property Owners
- Rehab Centers, Recovery Support Groups
Presentations
Offered as keynotes, breakouts, seminars or workshops, retreats, trainings and webinars, and customized for your group. Tom Nix is also available as a panel guest or moderator.
Program Information
Life’s Key Concepts
Tom talks about growing up as a low rider and street fighter in the port town of San Pedro, California, tells his amazing small business success story, elaborates on Life’s Key Concepts (outlined below), shares remarkable real-life experiences and finishes with a stimulating question and answer session.
1. We can dramatically improve our lives by harnessing the power of attraction through the proper use of affirmations, visualizations, positive mental self-talks and pictures. The law of attraction simply means that you get what you think about. Whatever you put in your conscious mind goes into your subconscious mind. Your subconscious mind then goes about trying to create your thoughts in your life and it does so without passing judgment on them.
2. Take total responsibility for everything that happens in your life. This includes those things that you have control over and those things you do NOT. You always have control over how you react! Pouting, hiding out, making excuses, rationalizing, blaming others, feeling sorry for yourself, avoiding the difficult task and procrastination are all indications that you are not taking responsibility.
3. Never play the victim role or the blame game. There is absolutely no payoff to this attitude. Never look at what you’ve lost, avoid running your misfortune over and over in your mind, stay calm and accept setbacks gracefully. Realize that problems, bad people, tough times and mistakes are your teachers. Problems are guidelines not stop signs. The question is: What do I need to do to capitalize on these events?
4. It doesn’t matter where you are. It matters where you’re going. Right or wrong, your fault or not, you are where you are and you can’t change the past. Focus on the things you have left, learn from your mistakes, take advantage of your new wisdom and make a plan. Then, take the action steps necessary to begin moving in the direction of your choice. This attitude helps you get back up when you’ve been knocked down and keeps you looking forward and moving forward.
5. Be courageous. Recognize the most debilitating human emotion is fear. Learn ways to keep it in perspective, minimize it when applicable and harness it to your benefit when need be.
6. Maintain integrity, sense of fair play, compassion and inner strength. Many people derive their inner strength from their spiritual/religious faith. Do the right, fair, honest thing. An excellent reputation will inspire people to support and help you and vice versa. There are no substitutes for pride and self-respect.
7. Regularly evaluate the results of your choice-making. Learn from your bad choices and avoid making the same mistakes. Do more of what is working. Sleep on important or emotional decisions overnight. Remember, because our life is predominantly the result of our past choice making, we can improve our life by making better choices.
8. Reliability matters. Say what you mean, do what you say, show up on time and return messages promptly. This is an important way to stand out from the crowd.
9. Choose a healthy lifestyle. Exercise and stretch regularly, eat right, maintain a healthy weight, moderate alcohol/pot use, and completely avoid cigarette smoking and hard drugs. Sit in silence or meditate for 15 minutes everyday to reduce stress, gain perspective and create the space to hear ideas and intuition. Good health is the cornerstone of all good things in life.
10. Make life a journey, not a destination. It’s the trip that counts. Make your trip a great adventure, the good times and the bad.
Meet Tom Nix…
Tom Nix is the founder of one of the largest alternative financial services providers in California. Along the way he overcame armed robberies, cutthroat competition, and an assassination threat by the Chicago Mob. In 2007 he sold the company to Kinecta Federal Credit Union for 45 million dollars, creating an opportunity for true over-the-counter, traditional banking in under-served communities. In fact, Tom’s check cashing stores provided the only banking service available during the 1992 L.A. Riots.
In both his signature presentations and his book, Nixland: My Wild Ride in the Inner City Check Cashing Industry, Tom shares humorous and dramatic stories of how he went from street-fighter to living the life of his dreams. These gripping stories inspire audiences to take control of their lives by using the same easy-to-follow concepts that worked for him. A man of genuine warmth and true to his values of discipline and integrity, Tom always inspires audience members to overcome whatever challenges they are facing.
What people are saying…
“Tom, I can’t thank you enough for your presentation to our students today at MCU. I thought you hit all the right notes and clearly our students were paying attention to every word. You have a wonderful, believable and sincere way with students and it showed throughout your presentation. Everything you said resonated and your stories made it all very real. I know that your concept of visualizing in pictures and outcomes works. The story of your niece, Amanda, was spot on. I really believe you are right that sympathizing can make matters worse and that being a victim is a cop out. Your concepts of spiritual or inner strength were a great thing for our students to hear and I loved that you spoke on responsibility, integrity and honesty. These are not old-school—they are timeless.
“Tom, you simply did a fantastic job and I know that there were students who were deeply touched and inspired by your words. Thank you.”
– Brian Marcotte, President, Marymount California University
“Tom Nix is real, captivating, and thoughtful as a public speaker. Tom recently presented to my race relations group called Black and White 4 Right. At first we were skeptical if Tom’s Life’s Key Concepts was appropriate for the audience, but were we wrong. Tom made the concepts relative to the group and how we can use it individually to make a difference in our lives, so we can then help others. If you are looking for a dynamic speaker who has had real life experiences while building a multi-million dollar company from nothing, then you owe it to yourself, your employees, your students, or whomever the audience to commission Tom Nix, the founder of Nix Check Cashing.”
– Trent Clark, Upper Echelon Custom Clothing, Founder of Black and White 4 Right
“Mr. Nix has come and spoken to my USC/Marshall MBA classes several times. In these leadership classes, we talk about Knowing, Being, and Doing as what leaders have to do in order to be successful. Mr. Nix covers all extraordinarily well, and my favorite piece is the Being portion. The Ten Key Concepts come to life as he talks about them, and the stories he tells around activating your mindset to achieve your aspirations are refreshing and bold. I am convinced that adopting these concepts will help us all be better people, and, more importantly, better leaders.”
– Dr Chris Bresnahan, Assistant Clinical Professor, USC Marshall School of Business
“Our group found a lot of inspiration by your honesty and sharing your life with all of us. Your genuine warmth, truth to your values and examples of how you treated your employees showed a high level of personal integrity and discipline.”
– Marisa Wirga, M.D., Medical Director, Psychosocial Oncology, Memorial Care Todd Cancer Institute
“Tom Nix is a prime example and living proof of The American Dream in founding, creating, nurturing, and selling a profitable small business. Our members and guests were truly inspired not just by his story but also the Life’s Key Principles that led him to achieve his success with Nix Check Cashing and beyond.”
– Jose Angel Manaiza, Jr., Speaker Program Director, Malibu & Beverly Hills Finest Networking
Books by Tom Nix
Nixland: My Wild Ride in the Inner City Check Cashing Industry
Tom Nix fought his way from the streets of San Pedro to create the biggest check cashing chain in Southern California. His company, Nix Check Cashing, became a valued and trusted institution among the underserved communities of South Central Los Angeles. To build the business, Nix had to overcome armed robberies, cutthroat competition, the L.A. Riots, and an assassination threat by the Chicago Mob. His commitment to fairness and his tireless drive to succeed made Nix Check Cashing an integral part of the communities he served, and helped to transform the check cashing industry everywhere This book tells a great story through a series of true tales that are sometimes funny and sometimes gripping and shares the many lessons he learned along the way.