Jerome knows about achieving great results. At age 16, he was already a national age-group-champion athlete, when he set a goal of competing in the Olympic Modern Pentathlon (Running, Riding, Swimming, Shooting and Fencing). He achieved his goal in six years representing Ireland in the Olympic Modern Pentathlon event at Moscow 1980. He earned his master’s degree in Sport Psychology at Ithaca College, New York and worked as a sport psychologist with elite athletes.

Jerome has owned and run businesses over 20 years in Education, Franchising and Computer Software. He has worked as a business coach and professional speaker for 5 years. He has provided strategic advice and planning support to hundreds CEOs and senior managers of small and medium businesses (SMEs). He has also run public and in-house seminars on a wide range of business topics for hundreds of SMEs. His key talent is inspiring smart thinking to grow your business. Jerome brings to the Jumping Beans program the vision, disciplines and attitudes of a successful elite athlete and businessman.

Jerome is former president of the New Zealand Suzuki Institute, former vice-chairman of the Brainwave Trust and was founding chairman of the Ireland New Zealand Trade Association. His recreational activities include running, cycling, fencing, wind surfing, yoga, meditation and barbershop singing.