Brooks A. Agnew was born in southern California and joined the Air Force in 1973. He graduated 2nd in his class in Electronics Engineering. Beginning his university studies at University of North Dakota, he continued to Brigham Young University, then to Western Kentucky University, and finally to Tennessee Technological University where he graduated with honors in Chemistry. He also graduated first in his class for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Tennessee Tech School of Business. He completed a Masters Degree in Quality (statistics) and a PhD in Physics through online universities.  

His professional career includes more than 30 years in the manufacturing industry as an master manufacturing engineer and quality engineer. He was a consultant to Tier I and Tier II suppliers to Toyota, GM, Chrysler, Nissan, Electrolux, and 3M. He is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt with more than $500 million in completed projects and continues to consult with many of America’s largest corporations. He served as an Adjunct Professor of Mathematics at Gaston College in North Carolina.

He holds 4 patents, trade secrets, and proprietary knowledge in numerous industries including Chemistry, chemical engineering, sub-space communications, electric vehicle technology, and architecture. He has 12 books in print with 7 best-sellers. He is an internationally acclaimed public speaker, and has been the host of X-Squared Radio for 18 years. He has four grown children, two grandsons and five grandaughters, and currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina and travels the world teaching, consulting, and writing.