James Evanow

James Evanow, the Managing Partner of J & C Seafoods, is a third generation commercial fisherman and has spent over 30 years at sea fishing in multiple fisheries as a captain.
Beginning in 1977 on the back deck on his father’s crab boat, it wasn’t long before he found his way to the wheelhouse. He was fortunate to have been trained by some of the highest producers on the West Coast. His father was an entrepreneurial man and started Castle Rock Seafoods in 1976. He was instrumental in running all 4 of the boats in the family fleet. He was also instrumental in fleet management and provisioning of the vessels in the boatyards. In addition, he worked in the seafood sales and seafood production side of the business.

After the untimely death of his father in 1987 and watching the business that he had built slowly disappear, James decided to leave fishing to be there as his kids grew up. He became a mortgage lender and after the Great Recession, he started speaking nationally and internationally. He wrote his book, “ Wisdom from the Sea”, which is about how to survive stormy situations and how to lead others through life changing situations. Since leaving the mortgage industry, he has shared the stage with many great speakers such as Les Brown.

James is passionate about helping others and looks forward to helping homeless by donating a portion of the net proceeds to charity.

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