Bill Whitley is the founder of three successful start-up companies and is the author of Attracter, Engager...Art of the Rainmaker. A sales expert, Bill has the gift of making complex topics simple, visual and easy to understand. He uses a blend of humor and insightful stories to teach professionals how to fully engage customers, bring more value to the sale and develop long term high value relationships.

After researching and interviewing top performing, multi-line agents, Bill uncovered eight best practices that the top agents consistently do to increase their production, retain the best team and hold team members accountable. The result is an inspiring but practical half day seminar. After attending the seminar, agents report they not only increase their closing ratio, they also write more lines per customer.

After graduating from Campbell University with a degree in Business and Wealth Management, Bill started with Wachovia Bank in the Wealth Management Group. His sales career started in 1984 while working for Broadway & Seymour, an IBM system integrator. By using interactive presentations he became one of the firm's top sales representatives and maintained 80% closing ratio for five years.

1989, he formed The Whitley Group, an interactive multimedia design and production company that developed sales presentations for companies like, IBM, Apple Computer, EDS and AT&T. After growing an average of 40% per year for 8 years, The Whitley Group was acquired by a large internet consulting and e-commerce development firm, Atlanta based iXL.

After iXL's IPO in 1999, Bill co-founded his second company, MindBlazer and created one of the nation's leaders in Education Based Marketing. MindBlazer helps companies create internet based video story packages that educate prospective customers 24/7.

Bill's third venture is Charlotte Angel Partners (CAP). To support other entrepreneurs, Bill spear-headed the creation of a $5 million venture fund that focuses on funding early stage North Carolina startups. So far CAP has evaluated over 300 companies and invested in over a dozen promising start ups.

Bill is married with three children and lives in Charlotte, NC. He can be reached at [email protected] or 704-996-2800.

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