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Rick Williams
Helping Leaders Succeed
Keynote Speaker | Board Member |
Thought Leader | Author
Rick Williams is a deeply experienced corporate leader, management consultant, company founder, and board member.
He helps today’s leaders succeed through his speaking, published thought leadership, and board of directors’ service.
Rick is an inspirational speaker with a message of hope and determination to succeed.
His articles on how successful leaders face today’s challenges are published in leading journals internationally. Shorter pieces and blogs are published in his newsletter with 50,000 readers.
Rick serves on the board of directors of technology companies and speaks about the board as a value accelerator for the company.
“An inspirational and practical handbook for leaders, from start-ups to mature firms, who must choose the path forward for their company.”
Demos Parneros, former president, Staples North America, and former CEO, Barnes & Noble
“Like an in-house management consultant, Create the Future is your invaluable resource for decision-making in turbulent times.”
Hubert Joly, Former Best Buy CEO, senior lecturer Harvard Business School, Author The Heart of Business
Foreword written by Sam Reese, CEO of Vistage Worldwide
Keynote Speaking and Leadership Retreats
Rick is a Keynote Speaker with a message of optimism and a determination to succeed. He challenges leaders to create the future for the organizations they lead by the decisions they make.
“You create the future for the organization you lead and for yourself by the decisions you make – by the choices you make.”
Board of Directors
Rick Williams serves on the board directors of technology companies in the Business to Business space. He is a nationally recognized authority on how to maximize value from your board and serves on the national board of directors of the Private Directors Association, PDA.
Rick’s Blogs
Read Rick’s thoughts on business trends, current events, and evergreen lessons for leaders.
Giving Thanks
Rick’s Articles
Explore Rick’s nationally and internationally published articles.
Firing the CEO - Board Lessons from OpenAI and Harvard
Maximizing the Value From Your Board of Directors
Raising Equity Capital – Getting Started
Rick’s Newsletter
A newsletter with a CEO and Board of Directors’ point of view—get this blog in your inbox:
“Thank you Rick for your clarity in this article. It will help me talk about this issue more clearly and confidently.”
Scott Thurber, Vistage CEO Peer Group Chair
“I’d say your newsletter is the very best that I receive, and I receive a lot of them!”
Mark Newhall, CEO, Execution Specialists Group LLC
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