James can match and elevate your vision of yourself

The youngest of three children born of parents who fought in WWll. His father was a major in the army in charge of Cuba; his mother was a nurse on the front lines. She was at the battle of the bulge.

As a child, James dreamed of being the most successful CEO in the world. His perspective changed during a semester abroad as part of  World Campus Afloat through Chapman College. After spending time with tribespeople who had next to nothing, including no education or electricity, but were very happy, he realized having a lot of money has little to do with happiness and success.

Following college, James worked as a turnaround expert and troubleshooter in retail and distribution for 12 years. For the next eight years, he owned a furniture manufacturing company built from scratch into a globally recognized brand. 

Six months after moving it to Mexico to increase bottom-line profitability, it was stolen at gunpoint. This seminal moment became James driving force to prevent any other founder of a firm from getting into the same predicament. Many consultants wanted to analyze his issues over a long period and make recommendations. He needed an answer that day, not months later. That's when he developed his three-hour proprietary process called MIND DUMP to help founders get results in an accelerated time frame.

After a successful turnaround as CEO of another furniture manufacturing company, James served as an advisor for national management consulting companies out of Chicago and Dallas. He met with over 150 CEOs of various industries to help them get funding or sell their company. James has raised multiple rounds of three to six million dollars. His most significant raise is one hundred million for a global start-up. James has helped numerous companies accelerate to the next level, some of which have grown into national corporations. 

James helped firms' founders on request for fifteen years while he fine-tuned his three-hour MIND DUMP process. James launched Mind Dump in 2000.