JIM MENGE
Where Clarity Meets Action and Insight Finds Direction
Never Travel in a Straight Line
A journey through business.
A return trip to yourself.
A Pilgrim on the Road to Everywhere™
Keynotes·Coaching·Consulting·Soul
Organizations That Jim Has Worked With:
From American Airlines and Sabre, to luxury travel providers, Virtuoso and American Express Platinum Travel, Jim immersed himself in all things travel. Private Equity and Venture Capital work included senior roles at SilverRail, SilverCar and Viajanet (Brazil). Rounding it out, he served as President of Destinations Travel in Nassau, Bahamas, and Rovia Travel, leading the team providing group travel to more than 90 countries for a 500,000-member business.
Never Travel in a Straight Line
Self-Leadership Strategies to Discover
Your Life's Purpose and Live Your Passions
What began as a travel memoir became something deeper: a guide for those yearning to rediscover meaning in their personal and professional lives. Through stories from the road and reflections from the soul, this book invites you to rethink direction, embrace imperfection, and live with intention.
Stories That Move People
Speaking that blends travel, leadership, and life with clarity and heart.
From boardrooms to ballrooms, Jim Menge brings the world to the stage. Drawing from decades of global travel and business innovation, his keynotes offer more than insight—they offer perspective. With a storyteller’s rhythm and a traveler’s soul, Jim weaves moments of challenge, curiosity, and change into talks that leave audiences inspired and ready for action.
Business Consulting & Coaching
Where clarity meets action—and insight finds direction.
Whether you’re launching a bold new venture or navigating a personal crossroads, Jim Menge brings a seasoned eye and a traveler’s mindset to help you move forward. His 1-on-1 coaching and strategic consulting sessions draw from decades of global experience in business, branding, and self-leadership—tailored to your journey.
Jim's path has never followed a straight line—literally or metaphorically.
After visiting nearly 100 countries and advising Fortune 500 companies, He's discovered that travel isn’t just about where we go—it’s about who we become along the way.
Whether writing odes, leading workshops, or scribbling poetry on airport napkins, Jim is drawn to the places where meaning meets momentum.
If you’re seeking connection, curiosity, or just a fellow traveler who understands the layover between where you are and where you’re headed—welcome. You’ve just found one.
Meet Jim Menge:
Jim is a travel raconteur, speaker, and creative soul who’s never quite mastered the art of traveling light—or living quietly. After circling the globe (more than once), he now help others navigate the meaningful layovers between passion, purpose, and possibility.
Let’s not just talk destinations. Let’s talk direction.
Notes From the Road
Where travel meets insight, and every detour has a story
Some journeys are too good—or too ridiculous—not to share. In Notes From the Road, you’ll find reflections written at 35,000 feet, layover lounges, and the occasional seat 23B meltdown. These aren’t polished travelogues. They’re observations from a traveler who’s still figuring it out—one missed connection, poetic revelation, or awkward moment at a foreign café at a time.
Cranky? Sometimes. Reflective? Always. If you’ve ever loved, left, gotten lost, or laughed about it later—this is for you.
About Jim Menge
A traveler first. A storyteller always. A speaker when it matters most.
For over three decades, Jim zigzagged across six continents—sometimes in boardrooms, sometimes on back roads—guiding organizations and individuals to rediscover purpose through the lens of travel, leadership, and curiosity.
Jim has held leadership roles at American Airlines, Sabre, Virtuoso, and SilverRail, but the real journey has always been about people. I speak on stages not just to inspire but to connect the dots between commerce and consciousness, wanderlust, and wisdom.
What drives him? Helping others navigate their own journeys—whether through a keynote, a consulting session, or a single line in a book that hits home.
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Professional Keynote Speaker – Blending humor, storytelling, and strategy.
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Travel Coach - Jim helps companies with the most complex travel challenges.
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Consultant – Bringing fresh clarity to brand and business challenges.
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Author – Never Travel in a Straight Line and the ODE book series.
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Explorer at Heart – Your best strategies come from stepping outside the expected.
He believes every suitcase carries a story. Every detour, a lesson.
And the journey? It never really ends—it just keeps revealing who we’re becoming.