Jim Karas

Jim Karas is a Lifestyle Expert who combines a degree from the Wharton School of Business with over thirty-four years of unparalleled success in helping people look and feel their very best.

Jim is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, The Business Plan for the Body, and the New York Times bestsellers, Flip the Switch, The Cardio-Free Diet, The 7-Day Energy Surge, The Petite Advantage Diet and The Ultimate Diet REVolution.

In their new book, "Confessions of a Division-1 Athlete: A Dad and Daughter's Guide to Survival," Jim and his four-time All-American daughter, Olivia, share with you the experience they had, as a dad and daughter, while navigating Olivia’s athletic career. From Club gymnastics during grammar school and high school, to competing for the University of Michigan, they reveal what they did know, what they didn’t know, but most importantly, what you should know if you are either a parent or an athlete considering this journey. They now realize how being a dedicated athlete, or a young man or woman dedicated to any passion, forms and shapes their lives and the lives of the entire family. They share how to get a true competitive edge when it comes to getting attention from universities, coaches and teams when applying to schools. You name it, they address it. With a brutally honest, conversational writing style, where they take turns narrating chapters, sharing conversations and highlighting tears of joy and the opposite of joy, once you start reading you will have a hard time putting this book down.

Jim has been the Fitness Contributor on ABC's Good Morning America (he helped former co-host Diane Sawyer lose over 25 pounds), is frequently seen on The Dr. Oz Show, The View and for three years, hosted Couch Potatoes on ABC News Now. Jim has served as a Contributing Editor for Good Housekeeping magazine and has written feature articles for countless other national publications, including “O” The Oprah Magazine, Time magazine and Business Week.

Jim is a keynote speaker for many of the country's most prominent corporations and organizations such as "O" The Oprah Magazine, Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Federal Reserve, Fortune Brands, The World Future Society, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Young President’s and World Presidents' Organization, to name a few.

Jim was the former the Chairman of the Philanthropic Advisory Council for the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Northwestern Medicine and the Vice-Chairman of the World Future Society. He was also a board member of NAUDL and Howard Brown Health Center.