Ross is an international keynote speaker, success coach, leadership trainer, and an accredited ‘Emotional Intelligence at Work’ facilitator. He is dedicated to helping visionaries increase their impact. 

“Dreams are what give our lives value, but it’s how we live that gives our dreams value.”

His clients include Walt Disney Feature Animation, the Toronto Real Estate Board, Nightingale-Conant Corporation, The ManKind Project, Cornell University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Tech de Monterrey, Pacific Life, Lincoln National Life, State Farm Insurance, Video Law, Kodak, Mitsubishi, Microtel, the Auckland Multiple Listing Bureau, the United Airlines Pilots Association, seven Chicago-area banks, and many others.

Since 1975, Ross has delivered over 2,000 keynote addresses, seminars, and workshops to thousands of participants across the United States, Canada, the UK, New Zealand, Mexico, Panama, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, Aruba, Thailand, and Dubai.

He has shared the speaking platform with notable figures such as Earl Nightingale, Jim Rohn, Mark Victor Hansen, Les Brown, Congressman Ed Foreman, John Robbins, Jerry Clark, Brian Holloway, and Alexander Everett, who is known as the “Father of the Human Potential Movement.”

Ross is the author of **The Love-Based Leader** and has contributed to Steven Sieden’s book about Buckminster Fuller, **A Fuller View**. He co-authored **Speaking of Success** alongside Ken Blanchard, Stephen Covey, and Jack Canfield. Additionally, he was the keynote speaker at the world’s first **The Secret** convention held at the Toronto Expo Centre.

Ross created “Get Over Yourself,” an 8-CD personal audio seminar, along with “The People Wheel,” his acclaimed business seminar, and “VisionShape,” a 3-week leadership adventure journey in New Zealand.

James and his wife, Christine, developed the Conscious Couples Relationship Experience to help individuals form more effective and committed romantic relationships. The experience is based on the premise that troubled couples need joy, not work.

James Roswell Quinn has inspired participants worldwide to contribute more to their lives for over five decades. Whether through his books, seminars, or keynote addresses, his innovative human development techniques empower individuals to recognize and overcome their non-productive, fear-based reactions. This approach helps reduce stress, foster trust, and manifest dreams.

Ross was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1950. He grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from the University of Southern California in 1972 with a B.S. in Business Administration. A father of six, he and Christine reside in Lake Summerset, Illinois.