Jim
Kramer brings together the best of two very different
worlds: He is both an accomplished professional speaker
and humorist and a practicing veterinarian for almost
two decades. Blending compassion and wit with a healthy
dose of irreverence, Jim helps us to widen our vision,
take ourselves less seriously, and to lighten our
load through laughter.
A
talented and creative presenter, Jim often includes
songs and poetry in his presentations. Drawing upon
his nearly two decades of experience as a veterinarian
and observer of human and animal nature, the themes
of Jim’s talks include Harnessing Humor, Dealing
with Adversity, Learning from Animals and Nature,
Personal Leadership And Practice Management. Having
dealt with personal losses in his own life, and being
in a profession where death and loss is an occupational
hazard, Jim has developed a special interest in the
application of humor in adversity. Jim is married
to a veterinarian. He and his wife Ann are raising
their two sons along with an assortment of adopted
animals.
Jim
is a professional member of the National Speaker’s
Association, and of the American Association for Therapeutic
Humor. He also is Past President of NSA Nebraska and
the Nebraska Veterinarian Medical Association.
Jim
and his wife Ann are partners in a small animal veterinary
practice in Columbus, Nebraska, where in addition
to providing routine small animal care, they serve
as an area referral center for orthopedic and soft
tissue disorders. Theirs is one of the elite group
of veterinary hospitals accredited by the American
Animal Hospital Association.
Jim
graduated from Iowa State University, College of Veterinary
Medicine, in 1982 with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
degree.
