James is a rare mix of management consultant, adventurer and motivational speaker. He has been teaching leadership and peak performance for the last 12 years. After leading non-profit organizations across North America, James founded The Robbins Group in 2003 to help organizations increase their productivity and lower their employee turn over. James is also the author of Nine Minutes on Monday; The Quick and Easy Way to Motivate Your Staff. He has given over 1,000 presentations in the last 10 years and when not speaking he keeps busy planning adventures and raising teenagers.