Robbins promoted his services as a "peak performance coach" through his books and TV infomercials. His first infomercial, Personal Power, was released in 1988 and produced by Guthy Renker. Early infomercials featured celebrities such as Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton and actor Martin Sheen. By 1991, an estimated 100 million Americans in 200 media markets had viewed his informercials.
In 1997, Robbins began the Leadership Academy seminar. Robbins is a featured speaker on the seminar circuit sponsored by Learning Annex. Robbins appeared as a featured speaker at the 2007 Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) conference. As of August 2012, his talk was the sixth-most popular TED talk.
Robbins is involved with the Robbins-Madanes Center for Strategic Intervention, which focuses on personal, family, and organizational psychology, and claims to help people "find breakthrough strategies and solutions for overcoming the problems that confront us all."
In 2014, Robbins along with a group investors including Magic Johnson, Mia Hamm, and Peter Guber, acquired rights to launch a Major League Soccer franchise in Los Angeles, California. The soccer team is scheduled to begin competition in 2017.
Authorship| Tony Robbins | |
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 Tony Robbins in 2009 | |
| Born | Anthony J. Mahavoric February 29, 1960 (age 55) North Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Life Performance coach Self-help author Motivational speaker Actor |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Spouse(s) | Becky Robbins (m. 1982–2001) Sage Robbins (m. 2001) |
Tony Robbins (born Anthony J. Mahavoric; February 29, 1960) is an American motivational speaker, personal finance instructor, and self-help author. He became well known from his infomercialsand self-help books: Unlimited Power, Unleash the Power Withinand Awaken the Giant Within.
In 2007, he was named in Forbes magazine's "Celebrity 100" list. Forbes estimated that Robbins earned approximately US$30 million in that year.