James Allen is a partner in Bain & Company's London office. He has served a variety of leadership roles at Bain and is the founder of the Bain Founder's Mentality 100, a global network of high-growth companies mostly led by their founders. He has authored several bestselling books, including Repeatability: Build Enduring Businesses for a World of Constant Change and Profit from the Core: a Return to Growth in Turbulent Times.