Ray Williams

President/ Executive Coach/ Author/Speaker Ray Williams Associates

Ray Williams is a Master Executive Coach, Best Selling Author and Professional Speaker, and founder of his own leadership coaching/mentoring company, Ray Williams Associates. Along with his current experience he has been a CEO, senior HR Executive and Management Consultant for the past 35 years. He has clients in Fortune 500 companies, Best Managed Companies in Canada and small to medium sized businesses and non-profit organizations throughout the world in the areas of leadership, workplace culture, team development and peak performance. He is widely regarded as one of Canada's top executive coaches.

Ray’s clients describe him as “transformational,” “exceptional,” “inspirational,” “insightful,” “challenging,” and a “fantastic coach that changed my life.” Ray has written for or been interviewed by The Washington Post, Forbes, USA Today, NBC News, The Huffington Post, Entrepreneur, MacLean’s, The Financial Post, Fulfillment Daily, Sivana East, Fast Company and Psychology Today, Salon, and dozens of other and other national and international publications having published more than 300 articles. He has written a books on leadership, The Leadership Edge, a personal growth book, Breaking Bad Habits, and was contributing author to Systemic Change, and the Best Seller, Ready, Aim, Influence.

His new book, Eye of the Storm: How Mindful Leaders Can Transform Chaotic Workplaces has received many accolades, including: • “Ray Williams’s book combines practical mindfulness insights with powerful leadership techniques based on both experience and a thorough review of the research literature.”—Emma Seppala, Science Director, Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education and Co-Director Wellness, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. • “Any leader, especially those who are striving to implement change at work, will benefit from this provocative and pragmatic book. The book will be especially helpful to those working in a broken environment.

• “Eye of the Storm shows you how to create an environment where people are happy, creative, productive and look forward to getting to work each day.”—Brian Tracy, internationally recognized personal and professional achievement expert, speaker and thought leader. Ray is in high demand as an executive coach, leadership trainer, mentor, relationships expert, platform speaker, workshop presenter and facilitator throughout North America. He brings a varied life experience of living in several countries throughout the world, and understands cultural diversity and differing perspectives.

His unique experience of having survived a POW camp in WWII as a prisoner of the Japanese has also enabled him to understand and assist his clients in overcoming obstacles and handling stress. Along with his current experience Ray has been a CEO, senior HR Executive and Management Consultant for the past 35 years. He has clients in Fortune 500 companies, Best Managed Companies in Canada and small to medium sized businesses and non-profit organizations throughout the world in the areas of leadership, workplace culture, team development and peak performance. He is widely regarded as one of Canada's top executive coaches.