James was awarded the Al Cesky Scholarship for student-athletes after high school. He attended Harford Community College, where he played basketball without a scholarship, after which he transferred to High Point University in North Carolina as a potential walk-on, with the aim of pursuing his interest in professional basketball.
But then James had a dramatic turn in his life when he was exposed to the fast lane. Later in the 1990s, he fled to California where he spent a year having lost his passion and interest in success. James found a new direction in the hair and fashion industries on coming back to school and graduated at Robert Paul Academy of Cosmetology and began working at high profile salons nationwide.
James went to the extent of getting personal training in the National Academy of Sports Medicine, and this made him want to go into inventions, and in the process, made him become a corporate executive professional now with a brand of Fit Labs LLC. He also attended Ashford University online Entrepreneurship.
James survived despite the misfortunes, one of which was a divorce. Shortly, he got a life companion who would later become his wife and mother to their two beautiful sons. Through them, they created a stable family founded on a healthy relationship and beating the hurdle of living apart due to circumstances. James admired the loyalty and devotion of his wife as a stay-at-home mother, as he was employed in two jobs to take care of the family. The significant support was done by her father, who offered a roof and time for James to grow.
In his life, James has been attracted to the company of high performers, and he always felt above his present context. He took misfortune as a launchpad to his career and did not mind what people thought of him when he made choices. The loss of close friends and mentors further empowered him to be true to himself and motivate like-minded persons.
The’ love of basketball was combined with his aspiration to entertain people and make them feel good about themselves. This prompted him to write, and through his life experience and the things that he had learnt, he was able to reach out to the lives of others. In writing he rebuilt the life which he thought he deserved.
At a tender age of twenty two, James was featured on the cover of the American Lawyer Magazine, which is among the largest magazines in the Wall Street. He even got a chance to act as an extra in big production like the Minority Report, Ladder 49, and The wire produced by HBO.
James Jenkins still follows his interests today and contributes to the society. He wants to spread his success to churches and institutions across the world and assist in building and empowering communities all over the world. He is an inspiration to many people by the way he left a difficult childhood to become a multifaceted humanitarian, writer, inventor, and hairdresser.
