First, the official blurb:

James Tsakalos is an internationally acclaimed NLP Trainer who has personally trained and coached hundreds of NLP Practitioners over several hundred days of live training since first falling in love with NLP many years ago.
Along the way he has studied with dozens of the world’s best trainers -- including both of the two co-creators of NLP (Richard Bandler and John Grinder) -- as well as several other prominent figures in the field.

Driven by a passionate commitment to skill and innovation, James has personally introduced a number of new developments to the field, including Spiral Somatics and the 20 Minute Expertise rapid modeling process – contributing to his growing reputation as a rising star in the NLP world.

Over the past decade that reputation has grown steadily, and today there are several well-known NLP experts around the world who consider him to be among the best NLP trainers on the planet – a “trainer’s trainer” in the NLP game. More recently, James became the first Australian trainer ever invited to teach at NLP Mindfest – an international NLP symposium featuring twenty of the world’s top NLP experts.

One of the few genuine innovators in the field today, James is regularly asked to train in the UK, US and continental Europe. Closer to home, he teaches NLP and some of its applications at all levels in his home city of Melbourne, and continues to mentor some of Australia’s best NLP trainers.

And if you want to meet the person rather than the NLP trainer ...

I like cats, and share a house with one - her name is Sparkle. I'd also like it to be known that Sparkle was not named by me.

I'm an avid moviegoer and I really don't cook, although I enjoy food immensely. Some of my favourite foods include butter chicken from Roti Boti in Hampton and fresh churros with liquid white chocolate on the side from San Churro in Fitzroy. And good popcorn - which is a definite factor in my being such an avid moviegoer ...

I'm a great admirer of Joss Whedon and Terry Pratchett - geniuses both, who are shaping the minds of people all over the world in wonderful ways. I tip my hat to these magnificent men. Metaphorically, that is. I don't actually wear a hat. But if I did wear a hat, you can be sure that there would be tipping going on. Probably even doffing.

My tastes in music could be described as mildly eclectic, although I generally favour anything with some funk to it, especially if there's a horn section involved. Also, I know all the songs from the musical episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer off by heart - and I've been known to sing along with some enthusiasm.

While I don't follow any sports, I'm very into pool - and I'd like to open a pool room some time in the next few years. I used to play a lot of snooker, but I've recently been seduced by a classic American game called straight pool, a once popular game that was knocked out of the spotlight by its more television-friendly cousin, 9-ball.

(Movie buff? Fast Eddie and Minnesota Fats were playing straight pool in 'The Hustler')

As a general rule, if I'm not training or doing business related stuff, I can usually be found either at a cafe with friends, at a cinema, on a table at Kings (the best pool hall in Melbourne), or in transit between any of the above.

And last - but far from least ... my other coat is a Browncoat.