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Pat Williams

Pat Williams

Keynote Speaker: Motivational Speaker & Sports Executive; Senior Vice President of the NBA’s Orlando Magic

Pat Williams Biography

Pat Williams is a basketball Hall-of-Famer, known for co-founding the NBA’s Orlando Magic as well as serving as general manager for the Philadelphia 76ers, Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic. Also one of America’s top motivational, inspirational, and humorous speakers, Williams has addressed employees from many of the Fortune 500 companies. Williams is also the author of over 100 books.

Since 1968, Williams has been the general manager with teams in Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Orlando, including the 1983 World Champion 76ers. In 1996, Williams was named as one of the 50 most influential people in NBA history. In 2012, Williams received the John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Williams and his wife, Ruth, are the parents of 19 children, including 14 adopted from four nations. Williams and his family have been featured in Sports Illustrated, Readers Digest, Good Housekeeping, Family Circle, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal.

Williams was diagnosed in February of 2011 with Multiple Myeloma, an incurable form of cancer. However, after several rounds of chemo, Williams' doctors have told him that they are unable to detect any myeloma in his body and have given him a clean bill of health.

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Pat Williams Speaking Topics

Motivation: The Six Wisdom Principles to Pursuing Your Dreams

Dont drift through your world; seize it! In this fast-paced, in-your-face presentation, Pat challenges the audience to not only plan your ideal future but to achieve it, as well. Using the proven principles passed along to him by his mentor, oil tycoon R.E. Littlejohn, Pat provides the road map from goal-setting to goal-achieving. Students, parents and teachers will remember this speech as one that changed their life.

Parenting: Coaching Your Kids to Be Winners

As the father of 19 children including 14 adopted from four foreign countries and a sports personality, Pat has plenty of experience and insights into being involved as both a friend and a mentor in a teenagers life. In this invigorating speech, Pat gears his remarks towards parents and people working with today's youth. Intimate and insightful, powerful and practical, this talk offers encouragement and instruction to fostering the relationship you desire with your children.

Forging Character: Souls of Steel

In his realistic approach, Pat teaches how you can achieve great success while maintaining your values and integrity. An entertaining yet earnest account, Pat discusses the importance of developing core values and leading by example. This speech will leave you with meaningful solutions, a sense of purpose and specific material to reinforce your leadership role.

Staff Development: Champions under Construction

In this perceptive and practical speech, Pat presents the key steps needed to go from dreaming to achieving. Whether it is being a fantastic father or the top sales associate for your entire region, this developmental speech provides the blueprint for working and living a life full of passion, energy, imagination and creativity. You will see big changes in the results you seek. From executives to entry-level employees, this speech will increase your success and happiness, both personally and professionally.

Creating Quality: The Ten Keys to Creating a Quality Organization

Successful people know how important it is to have excellence in the workplace. In a fascinating seminar based upon his personal principles, Pat provides the ingredients of his recipe for quality. This fast-moving series of ideas and techniques offers the practical steps that can transform any organization into a quality organization. As one of Pats most requested talks, these keys to quality can be used by anyone to enhance not only their work life, but their work environment as well.

Pat Williams Videos

GRACE under pressure: John Baldoni with Pat Williams
Power of Sports | Game Changers - Pat Williams

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What topics does Pat Williams speak about?

Pat Williams is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Faith & Religion, Basketball, Business, Inspirational, Sports Motivation, Sales, Peak Performance, Teamwork & Teambuilding, Business Leadership, Personal Growth, Family & Parenting, Authors, Health, Aging, Athlete, Human Resources, Customer Service, Motivational, Success, Comedy, Leadership, College, Education, Sports, Poetry, Marketing, Sports Coaching and Thought Leadership.

Where does Pat Williams travel from?

Pat Williams generally travels from Orlando, FL, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.

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Pat Williams is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Faith & Religion, Basketball and Business. The estimated speaking fee range to book Pat Williams for live events is $10,000 - $20,000, and for virtual events $10,000 - $20,000. Pat Williams generally travels from Orlando, FL, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Jim Morris, Rudy Ruettiger and Vince Papale. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Pat Williams for an upcoming event.

Pat Williams Speaking Topics

  • Motivation: The Six Wisdom Principles to Pursuing Your Dreams

    Dont drift through your world; seize it! In this fast-paced, in-your-face presentation, Pat challenges the audience to not only plan your ideal future but to achieve it, as well. Using the proven principles passed along to him by his mentor, oil tycoon R.E. Littlejohn, Pat provides the road map from goal-setting to goal-achieving. Students, parents and teachers will remember this speech as one that changed their life.

  • Parenting: Coaching Your Kids to Be Winners

    As the father of 19 children including 14 adopted from four foreign countries and a sports personality, Pat has plenty of experience and insights into being involved as both a friend and a mentor in a teenagers life. In this invigorating speech, Pat gears his remarks towards parents and people working with today's youth. Intimate and insightful, powerful and practical, this talk offers encouragement and instruction to fostering the relationship you desire with your children.

  • Forging Character: Souls of Steel

    In his realistic approach, Pat teaches how you can achieve great success while maintaining your values and integrity. An entertaining yet earnest account, Pat discusses the importance of developing core values and leading by example. This speech will leave you with meaningful solutions, a sense of purpose and specific material to reinforce your leadership role.

  • Staff Development: Champions under Construction

    In this perceptive and practical speech, Pat presents the key steps needed to go from dreaming to achieving. Whether it is being a fantastic father or the top sales associate for your entire region, this developmental speech provides the blueprint for working and living a life full of passion, energy, imagination and creativity. You will see big changes in the results you seek. From executives to entry-level employees, this speech will increase your success and happiness, both personally and professionally.

  • Creating Quality: The Ten Keys to Creating a Quality Organization

    Successful people know how important it is to have excellence in the workplace. In a fascinating seminar based upon his personal principles, Pat provides the ingredients of his recipe for quality. This fast-moving series of ideas and techniques offers the practical steps that can transform any organization into a quality organization. As one of Pats most requested talks, these keys to quality can be used by anyone to enhance not only their work life, but their work environment as well.

Pat Williams Videos

GRACE under pressure: John Baldoni with Pat Williams
Power of Sports | Game Changers - Pat Williams

Pat Williams News

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