James Crocker has always had a strong creative side. Growing up in the hills of Pennsylvania with his 4 brothers and with no TV in the house gave ample opportunity to fidget with every gadget under the sun. Especially those that didn’t work anymore like a toaster, or a 8 track tape player or a sweeper with a broken belt. James is best known now around the world for the innovations he has brought to the high pressure waterjet industry, more specifically in the application of removing all types of paint markings from roadways and runways as well as the removal of rubber deposits from runways using super high pressure water.

James is currently devoting some of his time and creativity to create fun and catchy spoken word to teach children leadership principles at a very young age. Spoken word is an oral art that focuses on the aesthetics of word play, intonation and voice inflection. James believes that teaching kids in this entertaining fashion helps demonstrate how to think successfully and will put them miles ahead later in life.

While on the way to go alligator hunting in 2012. with his friend John, James was reciting “Journey to the Swamp” when it occurred to him that kids could really benefit from fun rhymey books that include valuable life lessons. Because of his own transformation resulting from books he read much later in life, it’s no wonder his work focuses on the building blocks of successful thinking and values for kids.