Scott James

“Resilience is a worthwhile pursuit.”

BusinessWeek named Scott as one of America’s Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs and Forbes Magazine profiled him as a Game Changer. One of his companies was a Founding B-Corps.

His film projects range from the opening shorts at the United Nations Climate Change Summits (Producer Lyn Lear and Director Louie Schwartzberg) to the breakthrough nature-based series on Netflix titled “Moving Art”. The products from his other companies have been featured in publications as diverse as Oprah’s O Magazine, National Geographic, Parents Magazine, the Washington Post, Outside Magazine, and US News & World Report.

In addition to social impact ventures, Scott is also active in nonprofit work. He was awarded a Governor’s Award of Excellence in Service by the state of Washington for his community preparedness work. The nonprofit he founded – Bainbridge Prepares – was recently awarded the Volunteer Organization of the Year by the International Association of Emergency Managers, cited as an ideal model to be replicated. FEMA brought Scott to their national training symposium to present his book: Prepared Neighborhoods: Creating Resilience One Street at a Time. It is available to purchase everywhere.

He previously worked in the high tech sector, including Visio and Microsoft, and completed degrees at Baylor University and University of Notre Dame. His training includes permaculture, Transition Towns, CERT, Wilderness First Responder, as well as mindful movement techniques such as MovNat, AcroYoga, vinyasa yoga, and qigong…all of which tend to be reflected in his work.

Scott does 1:1 sessions with top performers and small teams of senior thinkers, particularly among the social entrepreneurship tribe. You can learn more at scottjames.me. He lives with his wife, children, and a pair fo German Shepherds on an island micro-farm in the Pacific Northwest. This is his first book.