Over the course of a year, while developing a narrative/journalistic podcast series for a major American production company, I employed James in a wide range of capacities. Before I travelled to Reunion, James did a brilliant job of tracking down appropriate subjects on-island for my remote interviews, scheduling all of those interviews, setting up professional recording equipment on site, interpreting French-to-English and the reverse in real time, and then transferring quality audio files. Ahead of my travel to Reunion, James helped find the ideal lodgings, took over scheduling of my in-person appointments and, again, was fantastic. During the two weeks I spent on Reunion, James put all of the above together into an absolutely indispensable combination of driver, on-the-fly scheduler, crack audio-production assistant, and, again, real-time interpreter—both in formal interview settings and in casual conversation (He also knew the island’s best sites and restaurants as well as any tour guide). Finally, in the post-production phase, James turned out to be a professional-grade literary translator. Put another way, the word “fixer” just isn’t grand enough for what this guy can pull off. If I were going back, I would do my darnedest to hire James again. I simply cannot imagine how any professional team could find themselves in more capable—and useful—hands.

I have known and worked with James for many years now, and his knowledge of and contacts in Reunion is unsurpassed. He always delivers and is super fast!