Tony Robbins
Anthony Jai Robbins (born Anthony J. Mahavoric ; February 29, 1960) is an American author , entrepreneur , philanthropist and life coach . Robbins is known for his infomercials , seminars , and self-help books including Unlimited Power and Awaken the Giant Within . Robbins is the founder of several companies that earn approximately $6 billion in annual sales. In 2015 and 2016 he was listed on the Worth Magazine Power 100 list. His seminars are organized through Robbins Research International. Robbins began his career promoting seminars for motivational speaker and author Jim Rohn when he was 17 years old In the early 1980s, soon after meeting Neurolinguistic Programming co-founder John Grinder , the two became partners. At this time Robbins taught NLP and Ericksonian Hypnosis. In 1983 Robbins learned to firewalk, and incorporated it into his seminars. In 1988 Robbins released his first infomercial, Personal Power, produced by Guthy Renker , which