Twenty-plus years coaching founders and CEOs across the world. 707 podcast episodes. And one deeply uncomfortable idea: the way most leaders work is quietly destroying the business they built.
We've built a culture that celebrates busyness. As leaders, we know the cost: our health, our relationships, our families. And we've made our peace with that.
But what if all that extra busyness isn't actually helping the company? What if our way of working is quietly hurting the business, not just our personal lives?
Two talks, both built for CEOs and leadership teams. No pitch from the stage, real stories, and something to use on Monday.
Why the leader's hard work is often the bottleneck. Stories from the book and 800+ companies, plus a live Four Sins diagnostic so every leader finds where they're stuck.
Keynote · chapter evening · learning dayHow growing companies use today's AI tools to do more with the team they already have, and get the CEO out of the middle of everything. Practical, current, and built for owners, not engineers.
Keynote · workshop · virtualAs featured in Inc. →15 to 20 minute openers, 45 to 90 minute keynotes with Q&A, and 3 to 4 hour learning days. In person or virtual. Book talks can include a signed copy for every attendee.
EO · YPO · Vistage · conferences · offsites"Bill brought the kind of close our owners were still talking about all weekend. He read the room perfectly and left everyone with something they could use Monday morning."
"Bill knows how to work a room, and he knows how to make an event work. For our Busy Is Broken launch he brought in Trainual as sponsor, which made the evening free for our members and guests and put a copy of the book in everyone's hands. He handled the details, kept our team in the loop, and our members left with something they could use right away. Any chapter would be lucky to have him."
See Bill on stage
4 minutes, unedited, from the closing keynote at the PPO Club High Performance Practice Conference, San Antonio.
Keynotes · Leadership offsites · Conferences · Chapter events
Recently on Inc. · PA Live! (NBC) · WFLA NBC Tampa · Authority Magazine
Bill has coached 800+ companies across 18 countries using the Scaling Up framework, helping leaders make better decisions about people, strategy, execution, and cash.
One-on-one coaching for founders and CEOs ready to break through growth ceilings.
Align your leadership team around a strategic plan and build execution rhythms that stick.
Immersive sessions in inspiring locations, where strategy meets action and real decisions get made.
707 conversations with the founders and CEOs building companies worth studying. Real talk about what actually works, and what quietly doesn't.
Speaking inquiries, coaching, or a conversation about building something that matters.