James Roswell Quinn

    • "It's been said that DREAMS are what give our lives value.

    • But, it's how you LIVE that determines if your dreams have value." 

Field of Dreams


 

James Roswell Quinn is an international keynote speaker, author, leadership trainer, and success coach. Since 1972, James has presented over 1,500 keynote addresses, corporate workshops, personal growth workshops, relationship retreats, and leadership trainings to tens of thousands of people in the USA, Canada, Panama, Dubai, New Zealand, Thailand, Mexico, Bahamas, and Dominican Republic.

 

He has coined the phrases, “Love-Based Leader”, “Fear-Based Reactor”, “Impersonal Power”, “Victimary,  “Pre-Actions”, and “Get Over Yourself”.

 

His corporate seminars and keynote addresses (Speaking Of Success -- Get Over Yourself -- The People Wheel -- Four E’s of Excellence) have been presented to dozens of businesses and organizations worldwide. Participants learn how to lead and communicate more effectively, in order to create a more positive work environment, reduce conflict, improve customer service, develop faster time-to-market, and reduce employee turnover.


Quinn's Clients Have Included ...

  • Walt Disney Feature Animation
  • Van de Kamp's
  • ReMax Realty
  • United Air Lines Pilot's Association
  • Microtel Corporation
  • Video Law
  • Boise Cascade
  • Nolan Real Estate Investments
  • Mitsubishi
  • CANDYM
  • Cornell University
  • Tech de Monterrey (Hermosillo, Mexico) 
  • Rochester Institute of Technology
  • The Nightingale-Conant Corporation
  • Kodak
  • Auckland (New Zealand) Multiple-Listing Bureau
  • Lincoln National Life
  • State Farm Insurance
  • Pacific Mutual Life
  • Institutional Financial Services
  •  Heartland Institute of Financial Education
  • Toronto Real Estate Board
  • Real Property Institute of Canada
  • NAV Canada
  • 6 Multi-Level Marketing Companies
  • Materiel Management Institute of Canada
  • RIM (Blackberry)
  • Naperville Exchange Club
  • 7 Chicago-Area banks
  • ... and many other organizations world-wide.

 

 

James is on a quest to provide people with the tools to attain and maintain excellence in their professional and personal relationships. He published the first version of his book, "The Love-Based Leader". Ross also produced his acclaimed 8-CD Personal Audio Seminar entitled, "Get Over Yourself", in 2006.

 

Also in 2007, Quinn co-authored the self-help book "Speaking Of Success",with Co-Authors ...

  •  Ken Blanchard - "The One Minute Manager"
  •  Jack Canfield - "Chicken Soup For The Soul"
  •  Steven R. Covey - "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" 

 

 

Ross is a contributing author in the 2012 book on Buckminster Fuller, "A Fuller View" ... by Steven Sieden, author of "Buckminster Fuller's Universe". Other contributors include Werner Erhard (est, Landmark Forum), Barbara Marx Hubbard (Foundation for Conscious Evolution), Bill Kauth (ManKind Project), Jean Houston (author, "Life Force"), John Robbins (author, "Diet For A New America"), Gary Zukav (Seat of the Soul), Hazel Henderson (authors, "Building a Win-Win World"), Joel & Michelle Levey (author, "Wisdom at Work"), Peter Meisen (G.E.N.I.), Kevin Todeschi (Director, A.R.E.), Jim Reger (The Reger Group), Bobbi DePorter (SuperCamp), Justine Toms (New Dimensions Radio), Jack Elias (Institute for Therapeutic Learning), David Spangler (Director, Findhorn), David McConville (author and president, Buckminster Fuller Institute), Robert White (ARC, Life Dynamics), Michael Wiese (filmmaker and author), and 22 other committed citizens of 'Spaceship Earth'.

 

In September 2007, Quinn was a featured speaker at the Toronto Expo Centre for the world’s first convention for the best-selling book and DVD, "The Secret". Although he was not a contributor to the book or the DVD, his presentation, 'The Secret of the Secret', had the largest and most enthusiastic audience of the conference.

 

James and his wife Christine developed their 'Conscious Couples' weekend to help people create more effective and committed intimate relationships. Its premise is that troubled couples need joy, not work.

 

For over three decades, Quinn has inspired participants from around the world to make greater contributions with their lives. His 'Global Impact Leadership Retreat' utilizes rock climbing, high ropes ‘confidence’ courses, Tai Chi 'Quinn', studies of Mother Teresa and Buckminster Fuller, as well as indoor and outdoor group activities. Everything in this unique and powerful course is designed to assist people in increasing their leadership skills and inter-personal effectiveness.

 

When Quinn runs his 'New Zealand Global Impact Leadership Retreat', he combines it with an adventure tour where he adds bungee jumping, white-water rafting, boat tours, thermal-area walks, hiking on glaciers, jet-boating, wine tastings, black-water rafting (through underground caves), swimming with dolphins, and touring Hobbiton and other "Lord of the Rings" film sites.

 

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James at the Hobbiton, Lord of The Rings film site in Matamata, New Zealand.

 Looking into 'Bag End', with the 'Party Tree' in the background.

 

 

Whether in a book, CD, keynote address, financial literacy workshop, leadership training, success coaching, personal growth seminar, or adventure trip, Quinn’s leading-edge human development technology empowers love-based leaders to create desired results by overcoming their fear-based reactions. As a result, many thousands of people worldwide have created greater successes in their personal and professional lives than they had ever dreamed possible.

 

James Roswell Quinn was born in Seattle, Washington in 1950. He grew up in the Los Angeles area and graduated from the University of Southern California in 1972, with a B.S. in Business Administration.

 


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Quinn is the father of six children.

From left to right ... 

Shaunessy, Jancy, Kelcey, Shanairra, Delaney and Carly.

 

 

 

 


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Ross and Christine make their home in Lake Summerset, Illinois.

Lake Summerset, Illinois

 



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