Willie Jolley

Willie Jolley

Willie Jolley is a jack-of-all-trades, a real modern "renaissance man". An award winning speaker -- named "One of the Outstanding Five Speakers in the World" by Toastmasters International -- singer, best selling author, national media personality and national columnist, Jolley is everything you could ask for and more!


Topics: Education / Inspiration / Leadership / Motivation / Overcoming Adversity
Fee Range: $15,001 to $20,000 Talent Travels From:DC

Willie Jolley is a world-class award-winning speaker, best-selling author and multimedia personality.

In the January 2010 issue of Success Magazine, Willie Jolley was hailed as the 'Comeback King'. He earned this title for successfully helping Ford Motors avert the need to accept bail out dollars! Ford hired Willie to speak to all their employees plus helped them design an internal communications campaign to reinforce the Ford Bold Moves message.

He was named "One of the Outstanding Five Speakers in the World" by Toastmasters International. Less than 50 speakers worldwide hold that honor! Former winners include Nelson Mandela, Christopher Reeve, Margaret Thatcher and Colin Powell!

The two top designations that the National Speakers Association bestows on the best of the best speakers have been awarded to Willie Jolley. The first, CPAE/ Speaker Hall of Fame Award, is a lifetime honor, for speaking excellence and professionalism. In winning this award, Willie joins luminaries like Ronald Reagan, Zig Ziglar, and Les Brown! The other designation is the Certified Speaking Profession (CSP), for being a person who has made his mark in the speaking industry with presentation excellence to varied industries and audiences.

He now hosts the WUSA-9, CBS affiliated segment, 'Live Better With Willie Jolley,' sponsored daily by McDonald's. The goal of this feature is to provide inspiration and specific strategies for living a better life one day at a time!

Willie Jolley is the author of several international best-selling books including "It Only Takes a Minute to Change Your Life!" and "A Setback Is A Setup For A Comeback;" having been translated into many languages. The Washington Post's The Color Of Money, syndicated columnist, Michelle Singletary, named Willie's new wealth-building book, "Turn Setbacks Into Greenbacks," "Book of The Month". And his corporate clients are buying his new organizational development book, "An Attitude of Excellence," in bulk.

As host of the national radio show, "The Willie Jolley Weekend Show" on XM Sirius Satellite radio, Willie interviews the best and the brightest thought leaders and successful businesspersons. Their stories will motivate and inspire you to action!

His varied client list includes: Raytheon, Marriott hotels, Verizon Enhanced Communities, National Federation of State High Schools, Mary Kay Cosmetics and the Social Security Administration.

Willie Jolley's programs are focused on excellence! Helping you develop a winning attitude, increasing productivity and out-performing the competition!

According to Al Cornish, VP and Chief Learning Officer for Norton Healthcare: "This conference was the highest rated conference to date and that is over 6 years. You hit the ball out of the park!"

Willie Jolley holds a B.A. Degree in Psychology and Sociology from The American University, in Washington, DC and a Masters Degree from Wesley Theological Seminary.;Willie Jolley travels the world bringing information and inspiration to help you live better!

"How to create an All Star Team where everybody is an MVP!"

"An Attitude of Excellence...5 Simple Steps For 5 Star Success" is Willie Jolley's answer to the age-old question: "What secrets help "5 star" organizations create consistent success?

Willie Jolley's solutions have come from working with Fortune 500 corporations. This highly entertaining and comprehensive program is based on his work with leading decision-makers, spanning more than a decade!

    This program is designed to help participants:
  • Develop a workplace culture of excellence
  • Develop leadership skills - no matter the position in the organization
  • Embrace change as positive factor
  • Build the team as necessary for the success of the entire operation
  • Serve the internal and external "customer"

How To Turn Your Setbacks into Comebacks: When Life or The Economy Deals You A Setback!

Taken from his popular television special, Turning Setbacks into Comebacks, Willie Jolley explains how in these times of uncertainty, high anxiety and fear for financial security, we can survive, and dare we think, thrive!

Willie Jolley is right on time with this message of how to turn your setbacks into comebacks! He has interviewed people of all walks of life on how they came back from great adversity. He shares their techniques, ideas, principles and strategies that proved successful! And furthermore, He explains how to apply those principles to your life's trials and tribulations to achieve success!

While others may speak of turning setbacks into comebacks, Willie Jolley wrote the international best selling book...A Setback Is A Setup For A Comeback!

    Participants will learn how to:
  • Development the mind set that winners use to overcome tough times
  • Implement step-by-step strategies you can immediately use to turn your setbacks into comebacks
  • Prepare your action plan to bullet proof your future!

Turn Setbacks Into Greenbacks With An Attitude Of Excellence!

In this dynamite, specially designed program, Willie combines key principles from his new books, "An Attitude of Excellence" and "Turn Setbacks Into Greenbacks". We have had great success in helping many organizations boost their sales. Willie has been helping "fire up" sales teams with motivation and encouragement of hope during this economically challenging time.

    Willie will share with you and your team his
  • "5 Simple Steps For 5 Star Success"
  • "Seven Secrets To Get Through The Recession And Get Rich!"
  • T.I.P.S. (Techniques, Ideas, Principles and Strategies) for reducing the trial and error on the road to success and overcoming life's most difficult challenges

He also shares powerful tactics for accelerating the growth and sales of your business.

    Willie's new program offers effective techniques and strategies to help your team realize they:
  • Can triumph in the face of change in leadership!
  • Can successfully improve their attitudes!
  • Can effectively adjust to current market conditions!
  • Can survive and thrive during this economic downturn!

Change IS GOOD...When Your Attitude is GREAT!

In this program, the audience is sold on the positive perspective of change! Change is essential to any growth process. Everybody wants progress, but nobody wants to change!

Willie Jolley shares his patented "VDAD" (vision, decision, action, desire) Formula for successfully embracing change. You will leave this program viewing change as an ally - not an enemy. You will leave ready to implement the formula to drive change. You will leave believing that change "truly" is good when your attitude is great!

    Participants will learn:
  • The attitude necessary to positively adapt and embrace the inevitability of change
  • The four step process for "winning with change!"
  • How a change in perspective can positively change results
  • The success strategies that outstanding leaders have used to turn problems into possibilities, and setbacks into comebacks
  • How to successfully navigate the winds of change by working as a team
  • How to create an all-star team where everybody is an MVP!

How To Be Unstoppable! Leadership & Achievement!

Willie Jolley believes leadership is an action not a position! He reminds us that great leaders always focus on the possibilities rather than the challenges! Great leaders are willing to do whatever is necessary rather than doing what is comfortable! And leaders look to develop more leaders rather than more followers!

Willie Jolley takes you on a memorable roller coaster ride of why you must develop the leader within you and then gives you the steps for getting it done! It requires sweat equity, but so does anything that produces great achievement! Whether you are an association executive, sales professional, entrepreneur, business owner, or manager...you will experience growth and renewed enthusiasm for reaching and exceeding your goals!

*This program will develop more leaders and set them on a course for becoming unstoppable!

    Participants will learn:
  • The Attitude Of Excellence mindset for creating unstoppable leaders
  • How ordinary people can become "extraordinary" leaders
  • The critical "Vision-Decision-Action-Desire (VDAD Formula)" for excellence in leadership
  • Strategies for implementing the V-D-A-D formula
  • The power of "Better" for creating leaders at every level of the organization!

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