“I've worked with James Robert over the past few years as he continues to educate and inspire our conference and event attendees. He always receives high reviews from our attendees by providing dynamic delivery of robust content focused on his years of experience advancing financial services' marketing strategies.”

—Julie Dienes, Senior Program Manager of Conferences at SourceMedia Inc.

What People Are Saying

“James Robert Lay brings a level of enthusiasm and creativity to a presentation like no one else. He is always thinking of new ways to connect with an audience and make his presentations a must-attend event each and every time. We want to clone him!”

-—Dennis J. Sullivan - Chairman CU Leadership Convention

“James Robert is truly a great speaker as he continues to inspire, educate, and motivate our conference attendees to take action. It is clear he is on a mission to transform financial marketing and sales beyond promoting commoditized products while truly helping people get beyond their financial stress. I highly recommend him to any event organization, education director, or leadership team that is ready to take their knowledge of practical digital growth strategies to a whole new level.”

—Kathy Varese, CUDE, Speakers Bureau Manager at CUNA Mutual Group

“James Robert was fabulous and there was a huge line for his book signing.”

—Katie Gwyn-Williams, Conference Director, FinTech

“James Robert remains one of the top rated speakers at The Financial Brand Forum. We traditionally do not have speakers repeat years back-to-back, but James Robert has remained on our agenda in either a breakout or workshop capacity for years.  His expertise is unmatched and he is an attendee favorites year over year.  His diversity in presenting on multiple topics impacting financial institutions with professionalism and ease makes him a speaker we know we can turn to anytime for killer content. He continues to forge a path to transform financial marketing by aiding institutions of all sizes in their journey to grow and thrive.”

—Amanda McCoy - VP/Events at The Financial Brand

“I consider James Robert Lay to be one of the leading experts in digital marketing and strategy.  I have worked with him many times over the years, not only as a subject-expert for presentations but also as a general source of knowledge about current trends in the digital marketing landscape.  His new book delivers eye-opening information about shifts in consumer behavior and expectations and provides financial institutions with new understanding, approaches, and strategies to overcome our digital-hesitation and embrace the actions that will help us stay relevant to the new digital-focused consumer.”

—Tom McWilliams, Senior Vice President at Mississippi Credit Union Association