WILLIAM MARRÉ

He makes complex problems simple.• He is outrageous, yet profound.• He is a mentor of leaders.

EXPERT PROFILE

Motivator • Lecturer • Author • Strategist • Leader

Fortune 500 CEOs and management VIPs seek out the intuitive, energetic, practical wisdom of knowledge magnet, Will Marré, a dead serious mentor with a spontaneous, humorous speaking style. Like a wise man in a red hotrod, Will presents unexpected yet practical insights in an unconventional package. His presentations weave heavily researched facts and clear insights fired by 25 years of real time experience in the trenches of business leadership. His message is always fresh, delivered in the emotional logic of the audience. The result is a river of ideas and powerful tools that make an immediate impact on leaders’ professional success and personal fulfillment.

Will co-founded and was president of the largest leadership training organization in the world – Covey Leadership Center – now Franklin Covey. He translated the concepts of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People into powerful leadership courses, integrating lecture, multimedia and case studies for over one million executives and managers of Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies. His marketing leadership and brand development formed the basis of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People as a publishing phenomenon, being on the New York Times bestseller list for 13 years and having sold over 15 million copies in over 20 countries. Will is currently authoring a new book – Change the World and Still Be Home for Dinner.
Marré is now CEO of the REALeadership Alliance, an organization that networks imaginative leaders determined to improve the quality of their personal lives and accelerating economic and social improvement around the world. He also co-founded the Seacology Foundation, a nonprofit organization saving island cultures, coral reefs and rain forests in the South Pacific and around the world (www.seacology.com).

BIOGRAPHICAL MILESTONES

• At 25, Will bought his first business, Beachcomber Bills Beachwear, for $1.00 and built it into a multi-million dollar manufacturer, selling to retailers from Neiman Marcus to Nordstrom, and his 9 factory outlet stores in two years.
• From his first business success, Will was asked to consult with several west coast sportswear companies including Hang Ten, Lightning Bolt and Quiksilver.
• By 30, Will had started a strategic consulting practice specializing in refinancing and turn-arounds.
• In 1983, Will co-founded Covey Leadership Center with Stephen Covey with a vision to become the most influential leadership training organization in the world.
• Will served as President of The Covey Leadership Center for 7 years.
• Created “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” audio and video training programs in 1984 which have been used to train over one million executives world wide.
• Planned, marketed and hosted the largest leadership training satellite broadcast to over 200 universities featuring Stephen Covey and Tom Peters in 1985.
• Started the Masters of Leadership Series for Senior Level Executives with faculty including Ken Blanchard, Tom Peters, Warren Bennis and Stephen Covey.
• Conceived and created Leadership Week for Senior Executives held monthly at Sundance Resort in Utah continuously since 1987.
• Packaged and sold “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” to Simon & Schuster, which has sold over 15 million copies, is still on the New York Times Business Bestseller List and has been named the most influential business book of the decade.
• In 1992 Will was recruited by the American Quality Foundation, an organization founded by ten large U.S. Companies including General Motors, AT&T and Disney to develop “The Stuff Americans Were Made Of,” a national quality initiative for knowledge workers and executives.
• In 1993, co-founded Inside Out, an executive coaching and training firm designed to significantly improve leadership performance.
• Since 1995, Will has served as a personal leadership advisor and coach to several CEO’s of multi-billion dollar companies.
• In 2001, founded The REALeadership Alliance with a vision to create an international community of the world’s most influential leaders and executives with a mission to improve leadership competence, ethical wisdom, organizational performance, life balance, contribution to the community and personal fulfillment.
• Has also co-founded and is on the board of the Seacology Foundation, the only conservation organization in the world expressly dedicated to saving the fragile environments and cultures of islanders especially in the South Pacific.
• Is currently writing a book entitled, “Change the World and Still Be Home for Dinner.”
  
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