James R. Nowlin is the founder (2007) and Chief Executive Officer of Excel Global Partners (EGP), a consulting firm which has provided exceptional management consulting and CPM Financial IT solutions to clients in more than twenty-five states and fifteen countries. EGP subject matter experts bring the real-world experience needed to assist organizations in becoming more efficient, productive, and profitable, while also striving to make them better places to work. James also serves as the Fund Managing Principal of EGP Ventures which is the umbrella entity for EGP; environmental and water reduction technology company EGP Eco; media and speaking management company Excelerated Media; and others. EGP is a proud OneStream Software Partner and the leader of its own OneStream Center of Excellence. Providing a revolutionary CPM 2.0 solution, the OneStream XF SmartCPM platform unifies and simplifies financial consolidation, planning, reporting, analytics and financial data quality for sophisticated organizations. Please visit www.ExcelGlobalPartners.com. EGP's client portfolio consists of a balance of giants ranging various industries, including the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Panasonic, General Motors, Hussmann, Texas Employee Retirement System, Xerox, and General Electric, as well as a broad range of mid-market companies and start-up businesses, non-profits, colleges and universities, and government agencies.Through James' experience as a successful CEO and business strategist, as well as the obstacles that he has overcome in life, including being the survivor of a drowning accident with full recovery from a traumatic brain injury, his best-selling book, The Purposeful Millionaire: 52 Rules for Creating a Life of Wealth and Happiness Now, (www.JamesOnAmazon.com), helps him to live out his mission of sharing the humbling lessons that he has learned in both professional and personal life. As such, as a speaker and coach, his goal is to help empower others in becoming the best version of themselves, while elevating to levels of higher purposefulness and authenticity. Please visit www.JamesNowlin.com.EGP ECO is dedicated to healing the planet by making water work more efficiently. Our portfolio of powerful ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly technologies has applications across industries, including agriculture, roadway and pipeline construction, energy, mining, and fire suppression: WaterGold™, DustHawk™, FireKyll™, and BaseBuilder™. Visit www.EGPEco.com to learn more. James can be reached at JNowlin@EGPVentures.com.