James Chippendale is founder and CEO of CSI Entertainment Insurance, one of the largest entertainment and sports insurance brokers in the country. James has become a national figure as a leukemia spokesperson and survivor, and co-founder of his rock n’ roll charity Love Hope Strength Foundation. James has made over 350 media appearances, including ABC, Fox News, CNN, USA TODAY, MSNBC, Bloomberg, Good Morning America, American Way, The New York Times, and The Howard Stern Radio and TV shows. In addition, he hosts a lifestyle television segment called “Last Call with James Chippendale” that airs in Dallas on Sunday nights during the sports show “Out of Bounds” on NBC. The segment showcases an athlete, musician or celebrity’s favorite place to eat, drink, dance, play or hang with friends and family.
CSI has covered some of the world’s top events, festivals and entertainers such as Barack Obama’s Inauguration in Washington DC and Victory Party in Chicago, Lollapalooza, and Austin City Limits Music Festival in addition to large-scale concerts featuring Gwen Stefani, R.E.M., Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ludacris, George Strait, and Coldplay. The company has also provided risk management for some of the world’s top athletes including Lance Armstrong and the Discovery Channel Cycling Team.
In March of 2000 James was diagnosed with very aggressive form of Leukemia and give a 50% chance of survival and only through a generous bone marrow transplant from a German donor form a tiny village outside Berlin was james able to successfully beat his cancer. Inspired by his battle James launched the Love Hope Strength Foundation in 2006 with co-founder and cancer survior Mike Peters of The Alarm, they are providing critical funding and awareness for cancer centers worldwide. The mission is to save lives, right now, with the advances that have already been made in cancer care. Love Hope Strength Foundation (LHSF) is an international, music-centric cancer charity dedicated to providing support for cancer centers and inspiration to those affected throughout the world. With chapters in the Unites States, United Kingdom, South America, Africa and Australia, the Love Hope Strength Foundation is now one of the fastest growing cancer foundations in the world. They are traveling the globe to remote venues such as the base camp of Everest, the top of The Empire State Building, the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu, and Mount Kilimanjaro with many more to come, reaching out through the universal language of music to purchase life saving equipment, spread awareness, promote early detection, and register people to the international marrow database. Joining the LHSF Army in the battle against cancer are musicians from every corner of the globe. High school bands and Nepalese folk singers, to legends in rock n’ roll such as members of The Cult, The Stray Cats, Gin Blossoms, Chuck Berry, The Fixx, Tokyo Police Club, Squeeze, Candlebox, Seether, Smithereens, Dick Dale, Everclear and hundreds more have done their part to help spread the word through music. www.lovehopestrength.org
MEDIA
James Chippendale profile on IMDB
James Chippendale profile on Wikipedia
James Chippendale profile on Facebook
James Chippendale profile on YouTube
Dallas insurance broker James Chippendale had Obama inauguration covered – 1/24/09
Editorial: Life-Saving Gift – 11/12/09
Dallas cancer survivor starts charity with singer from a popular ’80s band – 9/17/08
Rock star insurer issues policies for events – 6/08/08
Concerts on mountains and skyscrapers raise cancer funds – 6/07/08
A World Away, Finding a Lifeline and a Friend
Deep in the Hollow: James Chippendale
Preparing For The Worst – 9/15/08
Zwei “Blutsbrüder” und die Knochenmarkspende – 2/02/09
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VIDEOS
Last Call with James Chippendale – NBC5
Last Call with James Chippendale and Marty Turco – NBC5
Last Call with James Chippendale and Dave Wakeling – NBC5
Last Call with James Chippendale and Fastball – NBC5
Last Call with James Chippendale and Luis Yanez – NBC5
Everest Rocks Documentary with Gary Cogill – WFAA 8
Affordable Hiking Getaways on Fox 4
James Chippendale survives cance and starts foundation – WB33
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES
Clubs Weigh R.I. Fire Fallout 3/8/2003
Nightclub Tragedies to Worsen Already Volatile Marketplace 4/21/2003
Backstage: Risk Management Planning for one of the Nation’s Largest Festivals 6/19/2006
Drinking the Bills Away 7/5/2006
How to Buy Event Insurance 9/12/2005
Billboard R&B Music Conference 8/3/2005
Fear Factor: Concert insurance in the 21st Century 2/3/2005
Making the Trip: The Price of Touring 4/27/2002
Clubs Weigh R.I. Fire Fallout 3/8/2003
Now Everest poised to become king of showbiz
Good News Broadcast Transcript 8/29/2007
Oregon Scientific press release
LA-Story.com
Everest Rocks with a LIVE Concert and Generates Support for LOVE HOPE STRENGTH Foundation— and YOU Can Too!
Highest ever Rock Concert 10/28/07
Alarm star ready to rock Everest
Now Everest to become king of showbiz
Mt. Everest site of record-breaking cancer concert
‘Rock Against Cancer’ wants to do a charity concert in the ruins of Machu Picchu
C I Host Sponsors Ryan Gibson Foundation Golf Tournament
Dallas rock star insurer issues policies for events
Deep in the Hollow: James Chippendale
SPEAKING APPEARANCES
St Edwards University Events Management Class
2.15.07
International Entertainment Buyers Associations
Nashville TN
Pollstar CIC
February 3, 2005
Los Angles, California
Insurance Roundtable
Billboard Touring Conference
November 8-9, 2006
Roosevelt, Hotel, New York
Billboard Hip Hop Conference – Panelist
August 3, 2005
Atlanta, Georgia
Event Pro Forum
February 17-20
Dallas, Texas
Texas Bar Entertainment Law Conference
October 08 Austin Texas
University of Texas – School of Music
April 2 2009
Austin, Texas
FOUNDATION WORK
Ryan Gibson Foundation
Leukemia Research Foundation Annual Fundraiser
Little Rock AR
Dallas Texas
DKMS Bone Marrow Foundation
Comedy Club Event
New York City
Shelton School
Hero’s Day
April 1, 2008
Dallas Texas
PRESS PHOTOS (high resolution)
James Chippendale in front of Mt. Everest
Photo credit: Jake Norton / Mountain World Photography
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Celebration of highest gig in the world.
James Chippendale with Mike Peters and the Everest Rocks trekkers.
Photo credit: Jake Norton / Mountain World Photography
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James Chippendale with Everest Rocks musicians.
L to R: Jamie West-Oram (The Fixx), Cy Curnin (The Fixx), Mike Peters (The Alarm), Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats), Nick Harper, Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze), James Chippendale.
Photo credit: Jake Norton / Mountain World Photography
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James Chippendale with Empire Rocks musicians.
L to R: Dave Wakeling (English Beat), Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats), James Chippendale, Mike Peters (The Alarm), Billy Duffy (The Cult).
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