William Arruda

William Arruda is a motivational speaker, author, entrepreneur and the world’s leading authority on the topic of personal branding. He has been at the forefront of the field since its inception, teaching everyone from young adults to senior executives how to harness the power of authentic personal branding.

William is the bestselling author of the definitive books on personal branding: Career Distinction and Ditch. Dare. Do! His newest book, Digital YOU, takes his proven strategies to exciting new levels – helping readers translate their real-world brand for the digital world. He combined his 20 years in corporate marketing with a Master’s degree in Education and genuine passion for human potential to launch Reach Personal Branding. As Reach’s CEO (Chief Encouragement Officer), William has consulted with the world’s leading brands including American Express, BP, Coca Cola, Google, Gucci, Microsoft and Target to build innovative employee development programs to engage and inspire top talent. He’s also the co-founder of CareerBlast.TV – a video learning program focused on personal and digital branding. He created 360Reach – the personal branding survey which has been used by nearly two million professionals and the Reach Personal Branding Certification Program which has certified over a thousand career and executive coaches in 49 countries in his methodology.

William has appeared on the Discovery Channel, NPR, and BBC TV and has been featured in 1000+ publications including Time, Inc, Fast Company, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. he regularly shares his thoughts on workplace trends and the future of personal branding in his Forbes column, which has attracted over 12 million views. His mission is to share the power of personal branding with professionals around the globe through motivational speeches and interactive learning programs. He’s proud to have delivered more personal branding keynotes to more people in more countries than anyone on earth.