Willie Jolley, CSP, CPAE

        Willie Jolley, CSP, CPAE

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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 person 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 co-author of the book, Only The Best on Success, featuring best-selling 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 2 is also a national best- seller. Those 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 also an award-winning singer. He is a Five Time Washington Area Music Association (WAMMIE) Award Winning singer for “Best Jazz Singer” and “Best Entertainer”. In 2007, his ‘Jolley’ music CD was the number one Motivational Music digital download on iTunes site and was 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, The Radio One 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 new American Public Television special, “Turning Setbacks Into Comebacks With Willie Jolley”.

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!