The human body is made from approximately 34 trillion cells. That’s almost 20 times the total number of galaxies in the observable Universe. Within each of those cells, there are about 100 trillion atoms. It’s all quite remarkable. 

What’s even more extraordinary, however, is that those multi-trillions of elements don’t emerge as an amorphous, disorderly blob. They connect and bond and work together to form shapes and structures and fractal arrangements; turning all of us into who we are. Turning everything on this planet into what it is. Everything we see, smell, hear, taste, touch, and experience is a manifestation of the beauty and magic that comes from connections. 

It is the power of &.

But “ands” produce far more than material things. They create relationships, alliances, networks, and communities. They bring people and nations together, and make concepts like friendship, fellowship, loyalty, and love possible.

The & is a symbol of James’ work. But beyond speaking, writing, studying, and advising, his goal is to create a community of connectors who know how to change the world in the only way it has ever been changed. With an &.