Speaking Engagements
Keynote Speaking | Podcast – Host & Guest
“Rick Williams was an inspiring and engaging speaker for our annual conference.”
“Rick’s engaging talk was invaluable to me and my leadership team.”
Keynote Speaker
Rick is an inspiring speaker with an optimistic message and a determination to succeed. He challenges leaders to create the future for the organizations they lead by the decisions they make today.
He will engage and educate your audience as a Keynote Speaker for your conference or leadership retreat.
Speaking Topics
Making Difficult Decisions in a Time of Change
At critical moments, leaders too often make poor decisions. They don’t manage the process or themselves to make the best choices for the organization they lead.
Drawing on key takeaways from his best-selling book, Create the Future, Rick gives his leadership audiences the principles and best practices for making better choices for their organizations and themselves. He gives them examples of how to do it right and a practical step-by-step process they can use with their leadership team.
Make Your Board of Directors into a Value Accelerator
Rick writes and speaks widely on how to make your company’s board of directors into a valuable asset. Too often, the board is rubber-stamping the CEO’s initiatives, or the CEO does not see value in engaging with the board to help make the company more successful.
Rick talks about how the board of directors can make the company more successful and offers practical steps for company leaders and board members to turn the board into a value accelerator for the company.
Endorsements
"Rick Williams was an inspiring and engaging speaker for our annual conference. Drawing on his new book, Create the Future, our members learned practical steps for making difficult decisions that create the future for their companies. I recommend Rick as a high value speaker."
Marie Hayward, President, Massachusetts Marine Trades Association and Founder of New England Marine Documentation
“Rick’s engaging talk at our leadership retreat on making difficult decisions was invaluable to me and to my leadership team as we prepare for a major leadership transition.”
—Scott Poole, President, Roy O. Martin, Inc.
“Rick has twice been a speaker at our Latinos in Bio leadership development program, consistently delivering high-value content and receiving strong reviews from attendees. I highly recommend him as a compelling and engaging speaker.”
—Carolina Alarco, Co-Founder & Co-Chair, Latinos in Bio
“Rick has the rare ability to deliver relevant and useful information that keeps the audience engaged. He was incredibly informative with his deep leadership experience coming out through the stories and examples. Without hesitation, I recommend Rick as a speaker.”
—Beth Yohai, Vice President Business Development, AIM (Associated Industries of Massachusetts)
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Podcast Host and Guest
Rick is an engaging podcast host and guest. His podcast, Create the Future with Rick Williams, invites leaders to talk about difficult decisions they made and the lessons they learned.
As a podcast guest, Rick draws on his book Create the Future, the essential leadership guidebook for making difficult decisions, and on his experience as a company founder, board member, and management consultant. He shares stories and innovative points of view from the many articles he has published worldwide on how to be a more successful leader of your company or any organization.
Rick is a championship sailboat racer. His racing includes the Newport to Bermuda Race. He draws lessons and tells stories from winning and losing sailing races that guide his thinking about successful leadership in business.
Create the Future with Rick Williams Podcast
Conversations with leaders who made difficult decisions and built lasting legacies.
The Create the Future with Rick Williams Podcast is a forum for leaders from a wide variety of backgrounds to tell their story about difficult decisions they made and share their experience with a large leadership audience.
Rick encourages leaders to talk about why their decisions were so difficult, how they chose the path forward, and the consequences of their decisions. Rick also talks to them about where they found the courage to make their decisions.
Subscribe and Listen to the Create the Future with Rick Williams Podcast.
Go to the Create the Future with Rick Williams Podcast landing page for more information and learn how to be a guest on the podcast.
Endorsements
“An excellent episode with Rick Williams, author of Create the Future! Rick was an engaging guest who offered a clear and relevant message to our audience, weaving in memorable stories that underscored the importance of slowing down to get it right when tackling important decisions.”
—Jeff Sigel, CEO, Twinning Edge
“Your episode, “Give Before Asking,” is live and I couldn’t be more excited to share it. Your clarity around leadership and influence really struck a chord. That reminder — that the best leaders contribute before they demand — is exactly the kind of perspective entrepreneurs and executives need to hear right now. As I wrote in the blog, "This isn’t just a quote. It’s a compass."”
—Govindh Jayaraman, Head Coach, Paper Napkin Wisdom
“I loved having Rick Williams on my podcast. He is knowledgeable, insightful, and a highly entertaining guest. My global audience of 500,000 listeners gave me some awesome feedback, and they enormously benefited from his positive message about successful leadership. I look forward to a return appearance.”
—Tim Hughes, host, #TimTalks podcast; Co-Founder and CEO, DLA Ignite
“Rick was an incredible guest on Doing Business with a Servant’s Heart. His stories motivated, inspired, and educated the audience. I know his skills in leadership resonated with my audience.”
—Steve Ramona, host of Doing Business with a Servant’s Heart podcast
“You were a great guest for our board of director podcast. Our listeners were impressed and found your comments interesting and informative. Thanks for making us look good!”
Joe Ayoub, Co-Host, On Boards Podcast & President, Varuna Strategies