Editing Tony Robbins (section)

==Career==
Robbins began promoting seminars for [[motivational speaker]] and author [[Jim Rohn]] when he was 17 years old.<ref name="Robbins 1987 p.409">{{cite web|url=http://motivationlife.com/?p=27 |title=Anthony Robbins: A true motivation life |access-date=December 31, 2009 |publisher=MotivationLife |author=Rolando Ponce de Leon |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016135441/http://motivationlife.com/?p=27 |archive-date=October 16, 2009 }}</ref>  He subsequently learned to [[Firewalking|firewalk]] and incorporated it into his seminars.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny|last=Robbins|first=Tony|publisher=Free Press|year=2007|isbn=978-0-671-79154-4|url=https://archive.org/details/awakengiantwith000robb}}</ref>

In May 1995, Robbins Research International (RRI) settled with the [[Federal Trade Commission]] over alleged violations of the agency's [[Franchise Rule]]. Under the settlement, RRI did not admit to having violated any law, but agreed to pay $221,260 in consumer redress.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/1995/05/robbins-research-international-inc|title=Robbins Research International, Inc.|date=May 16, 1995|work=Federal Trade Commission|access-date=July 3, 2017|language=en}}</ref> In 2000, [[Wade Cook]] sued Robbins for allegedly using copyrighted terms from Cook's book ''Wall Street Money Machine'' in his seminars. A jury awarded Cook a $655,900 judgment, which was appealed.{{cn|date=January 2022}} Cook and Robbins settled for an undisclosed amount.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://casetext.com/case/cook-v-robbins-2|title=Casetext|website=casetext.com|language=en|access-date=October 18, 2017}}</ref>

In July 2010, [[National Broadcasting Company|NBC]] debuted ''Breakthrough with Tony Robbins'', a reality show that followed Robbins as he helped the show's participants face their personal challenges.<ref>{{cite news|last=Schneider |first=Michael |url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/markets-festivals/nbc-picks-up-tony-robbins-show-1117999887/ |title=''Variety'': "NBC Picks Up ''Breakthrough with Tony Robbins''" |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=February 9, 2009 |access-date=October 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Tony-Robbins-NBC-1019133.aspx |title=Breakthrough with Tony Robbins to Debut July 27|publisher=TVGuide.com}}</ref> NBC canceled the show after airing two of the planned six episodes due to low viewership of 2.8 million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-tony-robbins-series-pulled-from-nbc-schedule-2010aug04-story.html|title=Tony Robbins' series pulled from NBC schedule|agency=Associated Press|work=sandiegouniontribune.com|access-date=July 10, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> In March 2012, the [[Oprah Winfrey Network (U.S. TV channel)|OWN Network]] picked up the show for another season beginning with the original first season set to re-run and thereafter leading directly into the new 2012 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tony Robbins, Parts 1 and 2|url=http://www.oprah.com/own-oprahs-next-chapter/Oprahs-Next-Chapter-Tony-Robbins-Part-1 |date= February 19, 2012 |publisher=Oprah.com }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.oprah.com/own/first-look-breakthrough-with-tony-robbins|title=First Look: ''Breakthrough with Tony Robbins''|work=Oprah.com|access-date=July 10, 2017|language=en-us}}</ref> In April 2012, Robbins began cohosting ''[[Oprah's Lifeclass]]'' on the OWN Network.<ref>{{cite news |title=How Tony Robbins Gets in Peak State for Presentations |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2012/02/24/how-tony-robbins-gets-in-peak-state-for-presentations/ |date=February 24, 2012 |work= [[Forbes.com]] |first=Carmine |last=Gallo}}</ref>
[[File:The Twitter Conference - Tony Robbins.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Robbins in 2009]]
In July 2012, the ''[[San Jose Mercury News]]'' published a story reporting that several people had been burned and hospitalized during one of Robbins's fire-walking events on July 19, 2012. This story was picked up by other media outlets, including Fox News, ''The New York Times'', and CNN.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pogash|first=Carol|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/23/us/nearly-two-dozen-injured-at-tony-robbins-seminar.html|title=A Self-Improvement Quest That Led to Burned Feet|date=July 22, 2012|work=The New York Times|access-date=February 9, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/24/us/tony-robbins-hot-coal-walkers-burned/index.html|title=Tony Robbins hot coal walk injures dozens|first=Falyn |last=Page|website=CNN|date=June 25, 2016|access-date=February 9, 2020}}</ref> Aspects of these reports were later challenged by Robbins himself along with some of the on-site medical professionals.<ref name="huffingtonpost-Tony-Robbins">{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/marianne-schnall/tony-robbins-fire-walk_b_1718499.html|work=Huffington Post|last=Schnall|first=Marianne|date=July 31, 2012|access-date=August 7, 2012|title=Tony Robbins Sets the Record Straight About Fire Walk 'Controversy'}}</ref><ref name="mercurynews-firewalk-burns">{{cite news|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_21125630/san-jose-21-people-treated-burns-after-firewalk|title=San Jose: 21 people treated for burns after firewalk at Tony Robbins appearance|newspaper=[[San Jose Mercury News]]|last1=Kurhi|first1=Eric|last2=Gomez|first2=Mark|date=July 21, 2012|access-date=July 22, 2012}}</ref> On June 24, 2016, it was reported that "dozens were burned and required medical attention after attempting to walk on hot coals during a fire-walking event at a Tony Robbins seminar in Dallas, Texas".<ref name=firewalking>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/dozens-burned-after-fire-walking-event-at-tony-robbins-seminar/|title=Robbins Seminar Continues Despite Dozens Burned At Fire-Walking Event |date=June 24, 2016|location=Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas|work=CBS 21|access-date=August 9, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415095116/https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/06/24/dozens-burned-after-fire-walking-event-at-tony-robbins-seminar/ |archive-date=April 15, 2019}}</ref> A spokeswoman for the Robbins organization stated, "Someone unfamiliar with the process of the fire-walk called 911 reporting the need for emergency service vehicles […] there was no need for emergency personnel […] only 5 of 7,000 participants requested an examination beyond what was readily available on site."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.inc.com/bill-carmody/false-alarm-at-tony-robbins-dallas-seminar.html|title=False Alarm at Tony Robbins's Dallas Seminar|date=June 24, 2016|work=Inc.com|access-date=July 5, 2017|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20160625134156/http://www.inc.com/bill%2Dcarmody/false%2Dalarm%2Dat%2Dtony%2Drobbins%2Ddallas%2Dseminar.html|archive-date=June 25, 2016|url-status=dead|language=en}}</ref>

In 2014, Robbins joined a group of investors to acquire rights to launch a [[Major League Soccer]] franchise in Los Angeles referred to as the [[Los Angeles Football Club]]. The team entered competition in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-mls-franchise-los-angeles-20141030-story.html|title=Magic Johnson, Mia Hamm among owners of new L.A. pro soccer team|last=Baxter|first=Kevin|date=October 30, 2014|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=July 2, 2017|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/01/will-ferrell-joins-magic-johnson-and-mia-hamm-as-an-owner-of-new-mls-team-lafc|title=Will Ferrell joins Magic Johnson and Mia Hamm as an owner of new MLS team LAFC|date=January 8, 2016|work=For The Win|access-date=July 2, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2014/10/30/dream-team-magic-johnson-mia-hamm-tony-robbins-among-deep-pocketed-investors-betting-big-on-soccer-in-l-a/|title=Deep-pocketed owners bet big on new MLS soccer team in Los Angeles|last=O'Keefe|first=Brian|website=Fortune|access-date=July 2, 2017}}</ref>

In 2015, filmmaker [[Joe Berlinger]] directed and produced the documentary ''[[Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru]]'', about the Tony Robbins event "Date with Destiny" after filming it in Boca Raton, Florida, in December 2014.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/13/movies/tony-robbins-i-am-not-your-guru-review.html|title=Review: 'Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru' Depicts a Self-Help Prophet|last=Catsoulis|first=Jeannette|date=July 12, 2016|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 10, 2017|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> It premiered at the [[South by Southwest]] film festival in March 2016<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2012/02/24/how-tony-robbins-gets-in-peak-state-for-presentations/#8cf99b56aa61|title=How Tony Robbins Gets in Peak State for Presentations|last=Gallo|first=Carmine|work=Forbes|access-date=July 10, 2017}}</ref> and was released by [[Netflix]] on July 15, 2016.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://media.netflix.com/en/press-releases/netflix-premieres-new-joe-berlinger-documentary-tony-robbins-i-am-not-your-guru-exclusively-to-members-worldwide-on-july-15|title=Netflix Premiers New Joe Berlinger Documentary – Tony Robbins: I am Not Your Guru Exclusively to Members Worldwide on July 15|website=[[Netflix]] |language=en |date=March 9, 2016 |access-date=July 10, 2017}}</ref>

In 2016, Robbins partnered with [[Golden State Warriors]] co-owner Peter Guber and [[Washington Wizards]] co-owner [[Ted Leonsis]] to purchase [[Team Liquid]], an [[eSports]] professional gaming organization.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.engadget.com/2016/09/27/esports-team-liquid-bought/|title=eSports powerhouse Team Liquid picked up by new investor group|work=Engadget|access-date=October 18, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> 

Robbins has worked on an individual basis with [[Bill Clinton]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.inc.com/will-yakowicz/how-tony-robbins-helped-president-bill-clinton.html|title=Why Bill Clinton Has Tony Robbins on Speed Dial|date=March 19, 2015|work=Inc.com|access-date=July 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320083238/https://www.inc.com/will%2Dyakowicz/how%2Dtony%2Drobbins%2Dhelped%2Dpresident%2Dbill%2Dclinton.html|archive-date=March 20, 2015|url-status=dead|language=en}}</ref> [[Justin Tuck]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/9296417/new-york-giants-defensive-end-justin-tuck-turned-motivational-speaker-tony-robbins-help|title=Slump buster: Giants' Tuck walks on hot coals|work=ESPN.com|access-date=July 2, 2017}}</ref> [[Hugh Jackman]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hugh-jackman-les-miserables-oscar-420764|title=Hugh Jackman on His Surprising Hollywood BFFs and Mother's Abandonment|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=July 2, 2017|language=en}}</ref> and [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]].<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/jF6ylDcR434 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130608014649/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF6ylDcR434&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Cite web|last=Addicted2SuccessTV|title=Pitbull Motivated For Success By Tony Robbins|website=[[YouTube]] |date=May 26, 2013|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF6ylDcR434|access-date=October 18, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He has counseled businessmen [[Peter Guber]], [[Steve Wynn]], and [[Marc Benioff]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2014/10/30/tony-robbins-best-advice-executive-coach/|title=Tony Robbins, The CEO Whisperer|last=O'Keefe|first=Brian|website=Fortune|access-date=July 2, 2017}}</ref>

=== Philanthropy ===
In 1991, Robbins founded the [[Anthony Robbins Foundation]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://anthonyrobbinsfoundation.org/about/our-history/|title=Our History - Anthony Robbins Foundation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329221345/https://anthonyrobbinsfoundation.org/about/our-history/ |website=anthonyrobbinsfoundation.org |url-status=dead|archive-date=March 29, 2016}}</ref> to help young people, homeless people, hungry people, elderly people, and imprisoned people.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anthonyrobbinsfoundation.org/about/our-mission/ |title=Our Mission |publisher=Anthony Robbins Foundation |access-date=July 15, 2015}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=June 2023}}

In 2014, he donated the profits of his book, ''Money: Master the Game'', along with an additional personal donation, through [[Feeding America]] to provide meals to people in need.<ref name="usatoday">{{cite news | url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2014/12/09/tony-robbins-money-book/19278963/| title = Tony Robbins' 7 steps to financial freedom in retirement | newspaper = [[USA Today]] | date = December 10, 2014 | access-date = July 15, 2015 | author = Hellmich, Nanci}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/news-and-updates/press-room/press-releases/tony-robbins-provides-Millions-Meals.html|title=Tony Robbins Provides Millions More Meals To Feeding America® To Help Families In Need|website=Feeding America|access-date=July 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.womansday.com/life/a51472/tony-robbins-feeding-america/|title=Tony Robbins on The Profound Moment That Inspired Him To End Hunger Nationwide|date=August 8, 2015|work=Woman's Day|access-date=July 16, 2017|language=en}}</ref>

Robbins helped raise money for [[Operation Underground Railroad]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/bizwomen/news/profiles-strategies/2017/03/after-a-ha-moment-dallas-ceo-leads-charge-against.html?page=all|title=After a-ha moment, Dallas CEO leads charge against sex trafficking|last=Shinneman|first=Shawn|date=March 21, 2017|website=www.bizjournals.com|access-date=October 18, 2017}}</ref>{{better source|date=April 2025}}