Bill has a degree in Mathematics with a major in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo in Canada. In addition to leveraging his background in sales to motivate and inspire more extroverted groups (e.g. sales and marketing), Bill's degree in Mathematics and technical background give him credibility and shared experience when he is delivering motivational keynotes to groups that are more analytical in nature (Financial, IT, engineering, etc).

Bill intimately understands what it means to thrive in business during times of change - over a twelve year period he was a senior sales and marketing executive in the turbulent technology industry, and with his leadership, the company grew their revenues dramatically and went from number ten in their industry to number one!

Groups around the world have marveled at Bill's motivational keynotes and the way he shares his life story and stories from other business executives that document how Emotional Intelligence increases performance, accelerates careers and can lead to greater happiness and fulfilment in life. A unique and inspiring motivational keynote speaker, Bill leaves audiences wanting more.

Most Requested Keynotes:
• Emotional Intelligence: The Leadership Edge - Discover why Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is the greatest driver of effective leadership and performance at all levels of an organization. Leaders will learn what how to get to the next level of performance

• Redefining Leadership: What Highly Effective Leaders Do - Many factors have been attributed to great leadership. In this riveting keynote, you'll discover the secrets of the best! Senior executives will learn key strategies to move their teams to the next level and how to select and retain the best and brightest. EQuip your organization with an edge. Personal Leadership throughout the organization allows you to beat the competition. Leaders will leave this presentation understanding what they need to do to get themselves and the people they lead to the next level of performance. Learn key leadership strategies to move your team to the next level in spite of great change and challenges.

• High Performance Sales: All sales people are not created equally! If 20% of your sales force brings in 80% of the business, what differentiates the high-performers from the average? In this fascinating keynote, Bill draws from cutting-edge research and IHHP's work with Olympic medalists, professional athletes and his own experience as a high performing sales person and sales leader. Bill explains the two critical Emotional Intelligence factors that differentiate high performers--The ability to be resilient in the face of setbacks and adversity and the ability to connect to the emotional needs of their clients. Bill delivers this program to both sales people who want to learn the critical success factors and to sales leaders who want to coach their sales people to higher performance .

• Increasing Coaching Effectiveness: Leaders learn how to increase employee engagement through coaching, by building trust and emotional connection

• Leading Through Change: Tools to Thrive in Turbulent Times - Why do some organizations and individuals falter during times of uncertainty while others thrive in chaos and find ways to adapt? Is it our IQ or technical skills that gets us through those times - or our ability to keep it together and manage ourselves intelligently? Discover how EQ differentiates high performers from others in turbulent times. Your team will walk away with tools to outperform the competition during uncertainty.