James R. Nowlin

James grew up the child of a truck driver and factory worker in the rural foothills of Virginia who always dreamed of succeeding in the business world. He left his practice as a corporate attorney in his twenties at the beginning of the Great Recession, and in spite of daunting odds, for more than a decade he quietly grew consulting firm, Excel Global Partners (EGP). As James grew EGP, the complexity of his world increased, James found himself a young man of color and an out member of the LGBT community in the corporate world, and with his talented strategic mindset, earned his place as a unique and trusted voice in boardrooms of corporations. After a near-death drowning accident in 2012, James went through three years of intentional self-discovery, emerging with the clear realization that he must share with others all that he has learned, and in 2015 released his bestselling book, The Purposeful Millionaire: 52 Rules for Creating a Life of Wealth and Happiness Now, which is as much a toolkit for professional excellence as it is for personal self-mastery. With a newfound outlook on the world, James continued to do the deep personal work to elevate his own consciousness, self-love, and self-mastery. and eventually found himself as a sought-after executive coach and keynote speaker on the topics of: leadership, transformation, purposefulness, business strategy, and diversity & inclusiveness. In addition to being an author and speaker, James is also an environmentalist and the founder and CEO of EGP Eco, a water reduction technology firm. Its environmentally-friendly patented products, BaseBuilder®, DustHawk@, Firekyl1®, and WaterGold® save money, resources, time, and lives-all while significantly reducing the amount of water needed for construction projects, fire extinguishment, and crop irrigation. www.EGPEco.com. EGP Eco is a member of the University of Texas' prestigious Austin Technology Incubator of the Ic2