Printable Biography of Willie Jolley

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Willie Jolley is “America’s Premier Celebrity Speaker – Singer – Author… Inspiring Millions with Music & Motivation!” He is an award winning speaker, a world-class singer, and a best selling author and media personality… all in one person!

In 1999 he was named “One of the Outstanding Five Speakers in the World” by Toastmasters International. Less than 50 speakers worldwide have been bestowed that honor! Former winners include Nelson Mandela, Colin Powell, Les Brown, Zig Ziglar and Margaret Thatcher! Toastmaster also named him the Motivational/Inspirational Speaker of the Year in 1999. In 2005 he was inducted into the Speakers Hall of Fame, a lifetime award for speaking excellence.

Willie Jolley specializes in helping organizations:

-Improve Customer Relations

-Bring Out The Best In Their People

-And Increase Their Bottom Line!

Willie Jolley is a Five Time Washington Area Music Association (WAMMIE) Award Winning singer for “Best Jazz Singer and Best Inspirational Singer”. And his new ‘Jolley’ music is now the #1 downloaded Motivational Music on the Apple Ipod I-Tunes site!

Willie Jolley is the author of two international best selling books, “It Only Takes A Minute To Change Your Life!” and “A Setback Is A Setup For A Comeback.” His books have been translated into eight languages. As a co-author of “Go M.A.D. (Go Make A Difference),” a best selling book for youth - teaching life skills and encouraging academic excellence - his message is spreading around the world! And Chicken Soup For The Christian Soul - II features Willie Jolley along with Joyce Meyers, Tony Campolo and Naomi Rhode!

As host of the syndicated radio show “The Willie Jolley Motivational Minute,” Willie Jolley is heard daily in over 50 markets, on the ABC Rejoice Radio Network, The Radio One Praise Network; and on WHUR-FM in Washington, DC. Plus, he writes a column that is syndicated by the National News Press Association and read by over 6 million readers via the internet with the Electronic Urban Report. He’s seen on television with his PBS ground breaking special for teens “Dare 2 Dream, Dare 2 Win” and as a spokesperson for Mercedes Benz and the District of Columbia Government Community Outreach Programs.

Willie Jolley is a graduate of The American University and Wesley Theological Seminary. His mission in life is to help people maximize their God given talents and abilities so they can Do More, Be More and Achieve More!

Keynote Programs

An Attitude of EXCELLENCE... 5 Simple Steps To 5 Star Success!

Dell, Marriott, Wal-Mart, Sodexho, AllState Insurance, Federal Reserve Board, BlueCross BlueShield, the Marines, Raytheon, Chase Manhattan … they all have a secret! They all use Willie Jolley! In addition, each is relentless in the pursuit of their goals! Each of these organizations is successful and respected within and outside of their sectors. They each set benchmarks that others follow!

What common threads weave these private, public and even non-profit operations together in success, other than Willie Jolley? What is their secret? Why do their operations meet and exceed their goals, year after year, while similar operations struggle to stay afloat? What’s the secret to their success?

“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 specializes in helping organizations “Develop An Attitude of Excellence,” by employing his own “Five Simple Steps For Five Star Success!”

This presentation, “An Attitude of Excellence… 5 Simple Steps For 5 Star Success” is a highly entertaining yet comprehensive organizational development program that focuses on Five Major Areas:

Dynamic Leadership Development

Empowered Change Management (creating the environment where change is seen as an Ally, Not an Enemy)

Effective Team Building (Helping your organization to Think Like a Team, Work Like a Team, so they Can Win Like a Team)

Customer Service that goes beyond Good to Amazing!

Attitude Enhancement that focuses on Excellence

Willie Jolley’s answers come from his work with leading decision makers, spanning more than a decade. In the professional development field, he has helped leaders get their people to believe they can triumph in the face of changing leadership, attitudes and market conditions!

While working with “5 star” organizations, companies that grow their people, performance and profits – exponentially, Willie Jolley realized there were consistent, specific strategies (which he later came to call “simple steps”) that always co-exist with “5 star” operations. They are called “simple steps” for they are available to all, but practiced poorly and inconsistently in the market place.

These “simple steps” create “an incredible program that mixes leadership, change management, teambuilding and customer service... all into one program! This program had such a powerful impact that we had to bring Mr. Jolley back to Japan twice in the same year!” Carlos Saldana, US Marines Corps Community Service, Okinawa, Japan

Willie Jolley says, “The best way to grow your future is to grow yourself; and the best way to grow your organization is to grow your people!” An old saying is, “Happy cows give better milk”… so, motivated people are motivated employees, who give better service and have greater performance and productivity. They pass that enthusiasm on to their customers!

“An Attitude of Excellence…5 Simple Steps For 5 Star Success” is the program you need to solidify your “5 Star” position in the market place!

How To Stage A Stellar Comeback …When Life, The Economy Or Your Competition Deals You A Setback!

In this exclusive presentation, Willie Jolley shares techniques, ideas, principles and strategies on how to turn setbacks into comebacks. This program is based on his collection of stories, taken from his best selling book, A Setback Is A Setup For A Comeback.

Willie Jolley highlights what ordinary people did to comeback from overwhelming adversity. Furthermore, he explains how to apply these principles to life’s trials and tribulations to achieve success! While others may talk about turning setbacks into comebacks, Willie Jolley wrote the book!

Do you view your setback as the “end” of the road or just a “bend in the road?” This program will inspire, inform, motivate and educate your attendees to use Willie Jolley’s specific strategies to comeback from professional and personal challenges.

How To Be Unstoppable! Leadership and 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. That great leaders are willing to do whatever is necessary rather than doing what is comfortable! 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 of 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!

Change Is Good…When Your Attitude is Great!

How To Re-Charge Your Team to Win...Even In Changing Times!

Change Happens! Life Happens! Stuff Happens! Willie Jolley uses this program, to sell the audience on a positive perspective of change! Change is essential to any growth process. Everybody wants progress, but nobody wants to change! Yet, progress always necessitates change. So change is the key to progress! Willie Jolley shares his “VDAD Formula” (Vision, Decision, Action and Desire) for successfully embracing change.

When you leave this program, Willie Jolley will have you 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!

Excellence…Is the Best Job Security!

“The best way to build your future is to build yourself. And the best way to build your organization is to build your people.” - Willie Jolley

With ongoing corporate downsizing, restructuring and repurposing, employees are well aware that job security does not exist! Yet, there are specific enhancements in your attitude and aptitude skills that can keep you in high demand!

Willie Jolley teaches you, in humorous fashion, how you can stay employed and be an asset to any organization. This is a very popular program with government agencies and trade associations!