JIM COTCHETT
Head of National Accounts, First Eagle Investment Management
Jim grew up in Columbia, SC, and attended and graduated from the University of South Carolina. He is a lifelong Gamecock as well as both of his parents. Jim has been married for 25 years to his wife Karen and has been blessed with three daughters: Eliza (22), Jane (17), and Margaret (15).
After beginning his career, as many in Charlotte, at First Union and working eight years in banking, he found his way to the asset management side of the industry, working for several money management firms. For the past 11 years, he has proudly worked for First Eagle Investment Management in several roles and is currently the Head of National Accounts. He has an amazing team and spends a good deal of his time in New York as well as on the road calling on clients made up of the largest broker-dealers in the industry.
“One of the events in my life I am so grateful for occurred on Jan 1, 2011,” he says. “My closest friends and I had just been “released” by our trainer and were trying to figure out how to stay fit. Soon thereafter, while attending a holiday party, I overheard another friend mention a bunch of guys planning a workout at AG Middle School on New Years Day. The rest is history. We attended the first day of what is now a global movement known a F3 (Fitness | Fellowship | Faith)! Of course, the fitness portion of F3 is important, but I did not know what I was missing in life, which was fellowship and eventually a strengthening of faith. Not only did I gain an amazing support group, but it really pushed me to be a leader in my community and within F3 – serving as head of expansion for eight years and most recently leading F3 Foundation! I will always be grateful to F3 Founders Dave Redding and Tim Whitmire for this gift.”
GET TO KNOW JIM
- Dancing Experience: From grades 5–8, I took Ballroom Dancing (from the same woman who taught my mother, Mrs. Sloan, in Columbia.) Also, as a native South Carolinian, I can shag…
- Fun Fact: I mainly went to those ballroom classes because we stopped to get ice cream on the way home!
SARAH LAPOINTE
Seasons with Charlotte Ballet: 7
Sarah trained in various genres of dance from age 2 to 14 at Mid-Atlantic Center for the Performing Arts. She furthered training at Baltimore School for the Arts and The Rock School for Dance Education in Philadelphia, where she was offered a full scholarship to train under the direction of Bo and Stephanie Spassoff and graduated in 2015. She attended summer intensives with Bolshoi Ballet Academy and Chautauqua School of Dance, where she was awarded with the Artistic Director Award for Overall Excellence and Faculty Award for Technical Merit. Sarah was also recognized as a National YoungArts Foundation Dance Finalist (Ballet, 2015) and received a nomination for U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts semi-finalist. She has been a guest artist with The Washington Ballet in the history-breaking performance of Swan Lake featuring Misty Copeland and Brooklyn Mack. At 18, she began her professional career with Charlotte Ballet. Sarah was recognized in 2017 as Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch.” During her professional dance career, she went on to continue her educational studies, and in 2020 graduated summa cum laude with honors from California Baptist University with a B.S in Kinesiology.
GET TO KNOW SARAH
- Favorite ballet: George Balanchine’s Jewels, specifically the Rubies movement.
- What inspires you as an artist? Having the freedom to do what I love every day, and being able to inspire and delight others through my work.
- What has been a highlight from your time with Charlotte Ballet? Having the opportunity to work with such acclaimed choreographers on many incredible works.
F3 FOUNDATION, INC.
F3 Foundation, Inc. exists to accelerate F3’s culture of generosity, community leadership, and impact through giving. The Foundation achieves this mission by:
- Raising funds for continued expansion of F3 – an international network including 3,007 free, peer-led workouts for men in 44 states and three total continents and;
- Making charitable grants to projects and initiatives the 55,000+ men of F3 are leading in their communities.
Last year, F3 Foundation helped to accelerate nearly $300,000 of charitable impact in addition to supporting F3 participants who volunteered more than 10,000 hours to make a difference in the lives of others.
LEADERS AT A GLANCE
Checkout the fundraising competition live via the Star Dancer leaderboard. Support your favorite Star Pair and cast your vote today by purchasing tickets or making a donation. All ticket sales and donations received are split 50/50 with Charlotte Ballet and the Star Dancer’s chosen charity. $1=1 Vote! On March 5, the People’s Choice Award will be presented to the Star Pair with the most funds raised. Judges’ Choice Award is presented to the Star Pair the judges determine had the best moves.
Total: $226,715
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