James F. Pomeroy II: How Velocity Makes “Kid Power” Happen

“Empowering kids through sports and education” are just words. Until one discovers how “Coach Jim” James F. Pomeroy combines state-of-the-art training methods, his business and communication savvy, and his unquenchable desire to help...to create a successful organizational model for others to emulate.

Baseball was his first passion. Until an arm injury resulting from the incorrect way he was taught to pitch caused him to make a detour - to the business world. That detour was beneficial to him, business- and finance-wise. And as it turned out, it was beneficial as well for the kids at Velocity. Velocity Sports & Education was the organization he founded and into which he poured his substantial resources - his time, talent, and finances.   http://www.velocitysprortsedu.com

Velocity happened because of that original baseball injury. Here, he aims to bring cutting-edge teaching and training techniques to players of all ages, techniques that will protect them from injury and make them stronger in sports as well as help them gain a great education and future.

Coach Jim educates players from age three to 25 and of all skills levels, using the Internet to deliver information. Velocity’s programming is based on experience, as well as research results from the American Journal of Sports Medicine: that as much as 49 percent of young pitchers get shoulder or elbow injuries. Coach Jim believes that, like his case, this is the result of a lack of understanding of the way the body works. And through Velocity, he aims to educate players, as well as parents and coaches on the correct injury-avoiding method of playing. His approach includes:

●      Communicating with mothers of the 12-and-under kids (the key decision makers), encouraging them to watch Velocity’s videos and downloads on better and safer playing techniques.

●      Using computer tools at the 18-and-under level to instruct players on Velocity’s proprietary speed-enhancing program for pitchers and position players

●      Implementing, for the 18-and-under kids, Velocity’s College Bound program, designed to provide them with self-help tools for successful college placement

Velocity Sports & Education combines both for-profit and not-for-profit centers to offer kids a safe and empowering platform to develop their sports skills and use sports as a launching pad for a college education and a better life.

About James. F Pomeroy

James F. Pomeroy has achieved fame and success through several successful ventures in international finance, specifically financial engineering. He first worked with Archibald Albright at Drexel Burnham, and then started his own consulting and financial and investment services groups. A father of two and a baseball enthusiast, he launched Velocity Sports & Education - a not-for-profit organization that provides intensive and cutting-edge sports training and college placement programming for kids, teens and young adults. Mr. Pomeroy provides ongoing counsel and program development for Velocity which now boasts state-of-the-art facilities and the best-trained teaching professionals. A best-selling author, he remains engaged in the financial arena and is active in philanthropy.

Young Adults Hit Hardest By Today’s Economy According to James F. Pomeroy

According to a recent survey, a majority of the American public believe it is more difficult for young adults today to afford their college education, find a job, purchase a home, or save for the future, compared to their parent’s generation. Experienced financial engineer James F. Pomeroy sheds some light on the recent study and offers some tips to better save for the future.

 

The new survey conducted by the Pew Research Center found that those between the ages of 18 to 34 believe the economic slowdown has affected a wide range of decisions about their future including marriage, career, education and parenting. Furthermore, nearly half of the surveyed young adults said their age group is having the hardest time in today’s sluggish economy, yet their long-term optimism remained intact.

James F. Pomeroy believes that while young people are less likely now than they were before the recession to say they have enough income, their level of optimism is undiminished from where it was in 2004. Among those aged 18 to 34, 88 percent said they either have or earn enough money now or expect they will in the future.

James F. Pomeroy offers several money saving pointers to help young adults better save for their future. Pomeroy suggests young adults clear their credit card debt, cut the costs of their fuel bills, and cut the costs of their home phone and cell phone bills. In addition, James recommends people make shopping lists when venturing on food shopping trips. He suggests people buy only what is written on the list and that way they won't be tempted to buy additional, unneeded items.

Lastly, James F. Pomeroy recommends setting savings goals. He explains that for short-term goals, this is easy. If a person wants to buy a videogame, he should find out how much it costs; if he wants to buy a house, he should determine how much of a down payment he’ll need. For long-term goals, such as retirement, a person will need to do a lot more planning (figuring out how much money he’ll need to live comfortably for 20 or 30 years after he stops working), and he’ll also need to figure out how investments will help him achieve his goals.

Bottom line, even though the sluggish economy is leaving a damper, nearly half of the young adults who participated in the survey remain optimistic. In order to survive the economic downturn, financial engineer James F. Pomeroy recommends following the pointers listed above.

More About James F. Pomeroy

Former Detroit Tigers shortstop James F. Pomeroy works with young baseball players as well as with professional baseball players to improve their pitching velocity. James Pomeroy is the founder and CEO of Velocity Sports and Education, a non profit that trains, teaches and empowers young baseball and softball players nationwide

Behind Every Successful Man: James F. Pomeroy’s Inspirations

I recently interviewed James F. Pomeroy-- Velocity Sports and Education and   International Financial Engineer.  What he had to say was interesting and fun:

Behind every successful man...is a lot of good people. In the case of James F. Pomeroy, he attributes a lot of  his professional success to his successful personal relationships with his family.

Everyone should be so blessed as James F. Pomeroy. The internationally known finance entrepreneur, philanthropist, and sports and education mentor has had some valuable mentoring himself. While he attributes his business achievements in part to the counsel of esteemed industry  leaders, he definitely credits his personal success to the positive influence of his family. Here are his thought on how they impacted his life:

His Dad James’ Dad is many things: All-American basketball player at Ole Miss (University of Mississippi), Army intelligence officer during the Korean conflict, trombone player with the Tommy Dorsey band...and all-around great tough yet great dad.  How great? Oh, he just gave up a huge corporate career opportunity to spend time with James and his brothers and sister while they were growing up. According to James, “He taught me that service to country and responsibility for your actions and choices are first and foremost. He also taught me that failure to take this life lesson to heart would require a self correction.  I chose to ignore this lesson and I reaped the consequences.” 

His brothers and sisters  In his career, James was privileged to fly with the demi-gods of the financial world. But he learned one very important lesson from this heady experience: the reality that family is always first and always one’s grounding.  James stated, “When my net worth was US190M, it did not matter to my brothers and sisters t.  When it was negative US15M, it still did not matter to them.  What did matter to them was that I was happy and continued to be a role model for my kids and theirs.” He continued, “ My brother Gregory is the second highest-rated foot and ankle reconstructive surgeon in the world. He spends a month a year in Latin and South America fixing kids’ feet for free...helping them walk or run again.”

His sister Nadine James’ sister is committed to music and demonstrates this commitment not only through playing (Boston Pops, etc.), but through being the Director of Music Education for elementary through high school in western Massachusetts.  James said, “She is kick ass!  Yet, she gives it back to kids by investing time as a music teacher.  She changes kids lives every day!”

His youngest brother Ted James calls him a “construction artist.” Why? James says, “I call him an artist because he builds incredible homes that are so well crafted that he stands behind them for years and years - long after the warranties supplied by most of his peers are over.  He hand-crafts wood into living amorphous centers for families to live and love in.  Ted is all about his kids and his family. But for Ted, every time he completes a project, those clients really become his family as well.”

His Mom James calls his mother, now 85 years young, his most important business mentor. She lives with his father in Sarasota, Florida and is the one who taught the children to remain calm. James commented, “She said that things were not always what they appeared to be.  Referring to the bickering that would sometimes happen among the boys in the family, she also said that with a little testosterone …sometimes a lot of crazy happens!”  James’ mom  used her womanly skills set to calm the troops and redirect them to the right battles, not the stupid ones!  “She is awesome.  She was a former Rockette and broadway dancer.  She understood our athletic needs and quietly fueled the artist parts of all of us.  Each member of my family plays music or sings.  It is scary when we are all in one house.  The place simply rocks out!” he says. 

James F. Pomeroy has inspired many, many people in the course of his career and his life. He does not forget that he, himself has been inspired by several amazing mentors in his life.  

James Pomeroy

James Pomeroy contributed charitably to a sports related education group and children’s fund in 2011 and 2012 and provides ongoing support and capital formation activities for the sports and education foundations. In addition to his monetary donations, James  Pomeroy has implemented a means to bring sport and education closer together, helping kids use the sport to go to better colleges in the US.  He also engineered and structured cutting edge programming in sport that was among the first to success-fully help over 690 elite college bound athletes achieve college placement.  During the past decade over 37, 000 New England residents have heard his lectures.   Across the Americas, Coach Jim has impacted several hundred thousand kids!   James Pomeroy is also a best-selling author on the sport of baseball education.  Prior to his charity work, James Pomeroy engineered, structured and arranged
financing for over US1T in projects, and over USB in funds capital.  His success has impacted business families across the world.