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In addition to an extremely successful career as an stage, television and film actor (Thin Ice, Best Man Down, Farmer Of The Year, The Public Domain and Factotum), James has also served the business community as a creative director for both Jack Morton Worldwide, an international leader in branded live events, and Periscope Advertising, the Twin Cities largest independent ad agency, where his client list included Target, General Mills, Arctic Cat, United Health Group, The Minnesota Twins and Boston Scientific. The former Artistic Director of Dudley Riggs’ Brave New Workshop, James is also the founder and co-owner of Out of the Blue, a speaking/training and entertainment company, as well as a co-producer and partner for Casting Spells Productions, a theatrical production company, based in the Twin Cities.

As a freelance creative director and writer over the past eight years, James has done work with Greater Twin Cities United Way, Catholic Community Foundation, Minnesota Twins, University of Minnesota, Target Corporation, Cargill Animal Nutrition, Factory Motor Parts, The Federal Highway Administration, The University of Minnesota, MPR, Charles Schwab and Associates, Honeywell, Comcast, Bobcat and Doosan.