Sheriff J.B. Smith is a Texas businessman, Sheriff, and rancher.  He's been the elected Sheriff of Smith County Texas since 1976.  When he's not managing one of the largest jails in Texas, he's entertaining large audiences at events and conferences with his witty Texas humor and stories.  He'll make you laugh and make you think.  He has been featured CBS's The Early Show, NBC's Today Show, and the Dallas Morning News.

J.B. manages a big business which also happens to be one of the largest jails in Texas, housing over 1000 prisoners and overseeing an annual budget of over $27 million. He is also a licensed auctioneer. On his ranch, J.B.'s menagerie contains over 15 horses, wild hogs, ticks, red bugs, armadillos and fire ants. Sheriff J.B. Smith has been continuously elected Sheriff of Smith county Texas since 1976. Sheriff Smith holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice and is a graduate of the National F.B.I. Academy. He is a Licensed Forensic Hypnotist. He is past President of the Sheriffs Association, 2002-2003. 

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• Keynote and Banquet Presentation "Laughter is Lawful" - Sheriff J.B. Smith's presentation can be 1) all humor and storytelling or 2) humor and storytelling with a light message. He's known for his unique ability to make people laugh, engage the audience, and tell memorable stories that have the audience belly laughing (and can weave in a motivational or business message too).
• Safety Presentation - Safety Presentation Description: For forty years Sheriff J.B. Smith has worked in one of America's most dangerous work places, law enforcement, and he's learned a lot about safety and prevention along the way - sometimes the hard way. In his career, he has been shot and stabbed, his nose has been busted, ribs and leg and knee broken too. He has been kicked by a horse and ran over by an ostrich and a car...not at the same time of course. He's been in stake outs and high speed chases gone bad. And he knows this much is for sure, much of that pain and suffering could have been prevented! He wants to engage and entertain audiences with his humorous stories, but educate them on the real safety skills he has learned (in some hard-knocks along the way). No matter how big or how small, the Sheriff illustrates in his stories how one little deviation from what they were trained to do or "goofing around" can create a big problem or even dangerous situations for yourself and for those around you. The Sheriff teaches safety principles that "stick" using lots of humor from real life stories from his decades in law enforcement (from shoot outs, to a parade that turned into an unplanned rodeo, to being handcuffed to a criminal, to stake outs, to a high speed car chases, to a foot race with a killer down the highway) all situations that turned bad and could have been prevented by having a safety mindset and working with others to positively stay accountable. He likes to tell audiences; "Remember, life didn't begin by accident; don't let yours end by one."

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Businessman
J.B. manages a big business which also happens to be one of the largest jails in the south, housing over 1000 prisoners, a department of over 355 personnel, has over 100 vehicles and feeds more than 3,000 meals a day, while overseeing an annual budget of over $27 million. He is also a licensed auctioneer.

Community Leader
Recently presented with the first ever "Excellence in Community Service" award by the National Chapter of The Daughters of the American Revolution. He serves on II Boards of Directors, chairman of 5 and was co-founder of a Center which has become a safe haven for abused women and children.

Rancher
On his ranch, J.B. has raised registered Longhorn cattle. His menagerie contains over 15 horses, wild hogs, ticks, red bugs, armadillos and fire ants. Sheriff J.B. Smith has been continuously elected since 1976. Sheriff Smith holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Texas and is a graduate of the National F.B.I. Academy. He is a Licensed Forensic Hypnotist. He is past President of the Sheriffs Association, 2002-2003.

In the Spotlight
J.B. has appeared on CBS's The Early Show with Harry Smith and NBC's Today with Matt Lauer. For over 2 years he was a regular on a nationally broadcast program on the Law Enforcement Television Network entitled Corrections Digest.  He has appeared on-strage twice at the Nugget in Reno, Nevada, with Zig Ziglar and other nationally known speakers, and has also appeared at Diamond Jacks in Bossier, Louisiana.