We had the opportunity to interview author James Sinclair. James has seen tremendous success in business and he shares all in his new book The Millionaire Clown.

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How did you come up with the idea for an entertainment business at such a young age?

I was in love with performing but also had a keen interest in business, at a young age I was selling sweets at school, it just happened, but combining entertainment and business was the perfect marriage.

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Can you briefly explain the story of how your business came about, what challenges you faced and any influences or help you had?

I had to risk it all in the early days. Mortgaging my properties and taking on lots of nasty rate finance loans. I have always surrounded myself by people who are experts in their fields, asked questions and learnt from them whenever I can.

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What made you decide to write a book about your experiences?

I knew that this book could help entrepreneurs. Ironically the title proves a point that no matter your background, if you follow a set of rules and continue to learn as you go, you can be a success - even as a clown. I've always been passionate about helping people do better and the book is set out to help people do just that. It is also a chance for people to see into my head and the way I think. Something I often get asked is "How do you juggle all this , how do you make it all work?"

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What do you hope to achieve by publishing your book?

People achieving their goals by implementing the rules and lessons I have learnt.

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Do you have any further aspirations for your entrepreneurial career?

I want to make Partyman a national brand, push the entrepreneurs network which is a free to join facebook group helping entrepreneurs to grow in knowledge and build a community.

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I would like to do a Tv show like the fixer helping turnaround failing businesses. This is something I have done already multiple times.

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Can you tell us about a unique or surprising element of the book that the reader would not know about initially?

The book is structured for easy reading. Its not a lengthy text book, nor is it one of the cliché books on how to be a rich person. It's about the business needs as much as it is about the owner developing what makes a good leader is essential for success.

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The book emphasis is that its not just about business and profits its about you as an individual developing the attributes I have used to grow.

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Most importantly it's all based on experience not theory.

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