Jim Kwik (born July 29, 1973) is an American brain coach,
podcaster
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, writer, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Kwik Learning, an online learning platform;
the host of the ''Kwik Brain'' podcast; and the author of ''Limitless'', published by
Hay House
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in 2020.
Biography
Kwik was born and raised in
Westchester, New York
Westchester County is a county located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of New York, bordering the Long Island Sound and the Byram River to its east and the Hudson River on its west. The county is the seventh most populous coun ...
. He had significant learning challenges as the result of a traumatic brain injury he sustained when he was in kindergarten and taught himself to read and write by reading comic books. He later taught himself to speed read.
['"Upgrade your brain: Supercharge your memory and power up your thinking with brain coach Jim Kwik" ,''Sunday Mirror''; London (UK) ondon (UK) 09 Aug 2020: p.40.]
In 2001, he founded Kwik Learning. He taught accelerated learning programs in classrooms and at companies until 2009, when Kwik Learning launched as an online learning platform. As of 2022, it had been used by students in 195 countries.
The ''Kwik Brain'' podcast debuted in 2017 and in 2022 became one of the top educational podcasts on iTunes. ''Limitless'' was released in 2020. It appeared on ''
The Wall Street Journal
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'', ''
New York Times
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''
and ''
USA Today
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'' bestseller lists.
Kwik speaks at conferences and seminars on accelerated learning techniques.
Bibliography
*''Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life''; Hay House; April 7, 2020; 344 pp;
References
External links
kwikbrain.com ''10 Things That Will Change Your Life Immediately''
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People from Westchester County, New York
American podcasters
American non-fiction writers
Businesspeople from New York (state)
1973 births
Living people