Speaking

Keynotes guide leaders to grow a great organization

Professional speaker Bill Young has been in the trenches – he shares lessons learned to inspire and guide leaders to grow a great organization and achieve their vision. Bill offers his presentations as keynotes, workshops, and break-out sessions for business/leadership conferences and meetings.

Presentation #1

"How Good Board Members Become Great Fundraisers"
Overcoming the 7 critical challenges Volunteers Face

Successful leaders have one thing in common: the ability to rally their team around a shared vision and motivate the team to achieve it. This requires teaching your team to think like entrepreneurs. Doing so enables your employees, contractors, Board of Directors, and even vendors to creatively solve problems, better serve customers and members, and foster the organization’s growth.

In this presentation, Bill Young draws from his own experience as a volunteer board member and as CEO of Talus International, a start-up business that emerged from the revolutionary idea of making healthcare services tradable on an open market like oil, wheat, or gas. His book, How Good Board Members Become Great Fundraisers, presents a proven system for NPOs and businesses to transform good Board members into great fundraisers. Steeped in real-world fundraising experience, Bill has logged over 5,000 consulting hours with several not-for-profit Boards. You’ll discover that understanding each individual’s values enables you to motivate that person to embrace your vision and truly perform. And you’ll learn how to get your team to think – and act – like entrepreneurs to transform your vision into reality.

Take-aways:

  • Avoid the 7 assumed challenges including the Nonprofit Organizational Time Trap
  • Overcome the Borrower Phenomenon
  • Break free from the Giving Trap
  • Commit to an Established Individual Goal
  • Implement the Board POWER System with 25 key tactics
  • Manage key tasks with the Fundraising Time Management System
  • Increase individual fundraising by 25%, 50%, 500%
  • Enjoy your time commitment to an organization you’re passionate about

Perfect for these groups:

  • Not-for-profit leaders and fundraisers, entrepreneurs, small businesses owners, and other leaders who seek to raise funds to grow their organization
  • Associations serving business leaders, CEOs, and other C-level executives
  • Associations serving non-profit groups, particularly executive directors, CEOs, Board members, fundraising directors, and other leaders
  • Corporations, businesses, and non-profit organizations that want to encourage their leaders, teams, and individual employees to think like entrepreneurs

Presentation #2

"How Good Entrepreneurs Become Great Leaders"
Understanding the 7 Key Lessons from Talus Tuesdays

How do you achieve the "impossible"? How do you raise money to get your idea off the ground, grow your business, and enjoy success? As a serious entrepreneur or business owner, you need reliable, real-world advice from someone who’s been there.

In this presentation, Bill Young guides you through the maze of raising the money you need for your business. Bill shares nuts-and-bolts expertise about finding angel investors, getting great referrals, avoiding mistakes, and creating relationships with venture capital investors. You’ll get insight on creating effective systems, processes, and plans – in short, how to create a well-oiled business that is attractive to investors.

Take-aways:

  • Discover why creating relationships is imperative
  • Get tips to create a business that is attractive to investors
  • Learn how to raise angel capital from private investors
  • Find out how to build a great team
  • Get inspired to grow a successful business and achieve your vision

Perfect for these groups:

  • Entrepreneurs, small businesses owners, and leaders who seek investment capital to grow their companies
  • Associations serving entrepreneurs and small business leaders

Contact Bill Young to schedule a presentation.