Bill Treasurer

Chief Encouragement Officer

Bill Treasurer is the founder of Giant Leap Consulting, a courage-building company that is on a mission to help people and organizations be more courageous. Bill is the author of the international bestseller, Courage Goes to Work, and his leadership workshops have been taught to thousands of executives in twelve countries on five continents. For over two decades, Bill has worked with leaders from such renowned organizations as NASA, Saks Fifth Avenue, The Home Depot, UBS Bank, Spanx, Southern Nuclear, Lenovo, eBay, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Bill is the author of six books including his newest, Leadership Two Words at a Time: Simple Truths for Leading Complicated People. The book serves as a playbook for new leaders and provides road-tested lessons gleaned from experienced leaders. Upon release the book became an Amazon bestseller. It was recently awarded the Gold Medal from the National Nonfiction Bookseller Awards.

Prior to founding Giant Leap Consulting, Bill served as an executive in Accenture’s change management and human performance practice, eventually becoming the $60 billion company’s first full-time internal executive coach. Bill attended West Virginia University on a full athletic scholarship and earned his master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay.

Bill serves on the board of ISA, an association of learning providers and organizational development professionals, and is a recipient of the association’s Outstanding Contribution Award.

Bill’s most important role is as husband to his wife Shannon, and their three teenagers, Bina, Alex, and Ian.