About Willie

Willie Jolley, CSP, CPAE

Willie Jolley is America' s Premier Celebrity Speaker- Singer- Author...Inspiring Millions with Music & Motivation!" He is truly a renaissance man, who is an award winning speaker, singer, a best selling author, a national media personality and national columnist...all in one person! 

In 1999 Willie Jolley 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, Christopher Reeve, Margaret Thatcher and Colin Powell! In the same year Toastmasters also named him the

"Motivational/Inspirational Speaker Of The Year!"

Willie Jolley holds the two top designations that the National Speakers Associations bestows to the best of the best! The first designation is the CPAE/ Speaker Hall of Fame Award, which is a lifetime award for speaking excellence and professionalism. In winning this award, Willie Jolley joins luminaries like Ronald Reagan, Zig Ziglar, Harvey McKay and Les Brown. The other designation is the CSP, which is the Certified Speaking Profession designation, which is an earned honor for being a speaker who has made his mark on the speaking industry with presentations to a wide range of groups and audiences. Plus in 2003, the McDonald’s Corporation named him “A Black History Maker of Today!”

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. He is a co-author of the book, Only The Best on Success, featuring bestselling authors Keith Harrell, Mark Sanborn and host of the reality show Big Spender, Larry Winget. 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 is also a national bestseller, and the sales were greatly helped by featuring famous names on the front cover. Those names include Joyce Meyers, Tony Campolo and Willie Jolley!

Willie Jolley is an award winning singer. He is a Five Time Washington Area Music Association (WAMMIE) Award Winning singer for “Best Jazz Singer” and “Best Entertainer”. His new ‘Jolley’ music CD is now the number one downloaded Motivational Music on the Apple I- Tunes site and is a top seller in stores across America!

As host of the national radio show, “The Willie Jolley Weekend Show” on XM Radio, Willie Jolley is making a major mark on the talk radio scene.  Plus, his syndicated daily feature, “The Willie Jolley Motivational Minute,” can now be heard in over 50 markets, on the Rejoice Radio Network, and on WHUR-FM in Washington, DC.   In addition, his column 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.”  Willie Jolley regularly speaks for America’s Top corporations and organizations. His clients include Ford, GM, Dell, Wal-Mart, Verizon, Marriott, DuPont, Nabisco, Chevron, Dominos Pizza, Bell South, McDonald’s, Chase Manhattan, Allstate Insurance, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Sprint, Borders Books, Prudential of Australia, The American Society of Association Executives and US Army, Navy and Marines. His high impact programs are content rich, motivational, inspirational, and entertaining!

Willie Jolley was the national "Speaker of Record" for the Ford Motor Company's Re-Organization tour in 2006, the goal for Ford was to decrease their workforce by 25,000 workers. Willie Jolley helped Ford to not only reach their goal, but to exceed their goal by over 50 % ... 38,000 people took the buyout offer after hearing Willie Jolley! In June of 2007, Ford posted their first profit in seven quarters and the Ford leadership has acclaimed “Willie Jolley played a major role in our success and he can personally take credit for helping to reduce the “fear of the unknown from our workers, and giving them the confidence to see that Change is good when your attitude is great!” Nathan Meadows from Ford wrote.

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!