Dr. Matthew B. James is one of the most highly sought after trainers and educators in the world today. He is the president of The Empowerment Partnership, the leader in Neuro Linguistic Programming and Hypnosis education.

Matt is a living example of the power of The Empower Your Life teachings. Matt began his studies at an early age, by learning teachings such as meditation and siddha yoga. As a young boy he studied with great teachers such as Baba Muktananda and Uncle George Naope (one of the most highly respected authorities on Hawaiian hula and chants, and has even been honored with the "Living Golden Treasure" designation). In the 80s, he studied with Tony Robbins and was invited by Richard Bandler, the legendary co-founder of NLP, and Wyatt Woodsmall, also a pioneer in the NLP field, to continue his education. Matt was chosen as one of Bandler's select-few students, eventually becoming certified as an NLP Master Trainer (a level that takes most people years to achieve, if at all).

Having been there in the early years when NLP was just getting off the ground, Matt was well prepared for his future. Now, decades later, he has more than proven himself in his own right as a teacher and educator. He is renowned for his insight and his intuitive gifts for awakening the hearts and minds of his students. His unique upbringing has enabled him to take the best of the best in NLP, Huna, Hypnosis, and Time Empowerment Techniques and develop a proven system of effective, instantaneous, long lasting change.

Through his role as President of the Kona University and President and Master Trainer of its training and seminar division, The Empowerment Partnership (formerly Advanced Neuro Dynamics), Matt is personally responsible for bringing thousands of students closer to fulfilling their dreams. Each year he teaches the life-altering techniques of Hypnosis, NLP, Time Empowerment, and the ancient Shamanistic Hawaiian spiritual system of Huna throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia.

Matt is certainly making his life a living demonstration of the extraordinary power of this wisdom. Along the way, he has picked up several university degrees, including an MA in Organizational Management. He completed his PhD in Health Psychology as well.

Matt continues to be a student of the ancient Hawaiian ways, studying with Uncle George Naope's top student Etua Lopes. Uncle George and Etua made Matt responsible for the Hawaiian lineage taught and Etua continues to provide Matt support in sharing these teachings with students all over the world.

Nicholas Rave is a passionate and inspiring Trainer of Hypnosis and NLP.  His expert teaching has impacted the lives of thousands of people by giving them practical tools to master their mind, emotions and their life.

Nicholas began his journey into the world of Neuro-Linguistic Programming at the age of 19, but has been immersed in personal development for almost as long as he can remember. He remembers attending seminars with his family as a child, and after his uncle gave him a self-help book as a gift, he became “addicted” to personal growth. Since then Nicholas has been constantly seeking any knowledge that teaches how to be happier, healthier or more on purpose in life. He encourages and inspires that same love of learning in all his students.

Nicholas was trained by The Empowerment Partnership in 2006 and is a Certified Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), a Certified Master Practitioner of Time Empowerment Techniques™ (TET), and a Certified Master Hypnotist, as well as a Certified Trainer of NLP, TET, and Hypnosis. He is also a member of the Association for Integrative Psychology.
Nicholas has been working as an entrepreneur since the age of 17 and has built several businesses from the ground up. Prior to joining The Empowerment Partnership team he had been successfully running his own NLP training and coaching company for several years. In his private practice as a coach, therapist and mentor he has helped hundreds of people overcome challenges they never thought they could and proactively create lives they had only dreamed of living.

It is Nicholas' personal mission is to help change the world by empowering the individual. He firmly believes that no matter what change you want to see in your life, the place you must begin to work is yourself. Through his trainings and private coaching, he empowers his students and clients to break free from the patterns of life that have limited them and live the life they dream.

After getting her degree in Psychology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Gina was introduced to NLP in 2002. Working in many customer service jobs, she knew how important the skills NLP gave her would be. It was when she completed her Master Practitioner training in the summer of 2005 that she realized her desire to get NLP to as many people as possible. A few months later, she found her home at The Empowerment Partnership.

Gina is a Certified Master Practitioner of NLP, Time Empowerment® Techniques, and Hypnosis. She has also completed Trainer's Training, Time Empowerment® Techniques Trainer's Training, as well as Hypnosis Trainer's Training. Lastly, Gina is a Level 4 Huna student and attends the training's each September and March, always adding to her ever growing collection of knowledge and skills.