First Winner of The Apprentice, Entrepreneur, TV Personality, and Author
Bill Rancic burst onto the national scene when he was hired by Donald Trump’s as the winner of the first season of NBC’s breakthrough program “The Apprentice”. Currently, Bill is speaking to businesses and organizations around the world on motivational and business topics, developing real estate in Chicago, and producing and appearing in several television programs.
Media
Bill makes regular appearances on numerous daytime broadcast and cable television programs such as Today, The View, Rachael Ray and various CNBC programs to talk to viewers about business and entrepreneurship. He also regularly appears in many major national, regional and local print outlets throughout the country.
Books
A published author of a New York Times best-selling book, Bill wrote You’re Hired: How To Succeed In Business And Life. This book chronicles Bill’s successful life, experience and proven advice. He continued to make a name for himself as an author by writing Beyond the Lemonade Stand to help educate and motivate young people worldwide about the value of money and how to leverage skills, talents and abilities at an early age. All proceeds from the sale of this book have gone to charity. Bill has also co-authored I Do…Now What with his wife Giuliana Rancic where they share secrets to everlasting love. Bill’s latest book is a bestselling novel entitled First Light.
Early Career
After graduating cum laude from Loyola University, Bill went on to become a successful entrepreneur when he founded Cigars Around The World, a monthly online subscription-based retailer that became a multi-million dollar enterprise.
Motivational Speaker
Today he is one of the most sought after motivational speakers on the subject of entrepreneurship and business, sharing his entertaining lessons that vary from a pancake business he started with his grandmother at age 10 to his current multi-million dollar real estate enterprise in Chicago.
Highly engaged in charitable activities, Bill is about to complete his second trip to Haiti, building homes for victims of the earthquake. He is also an active board member for the Mercy Home for Boys and Girls.
Lessons From A Mega-Entrepreneur: What It Takes To Turn Your Small, Struggling Business Into A Major Success
During this session, mega-entrepreneur Bill Rancic will walk you through what it takes to turn a small business into a thriving, ultra-profitable BIG business. He'll share with you key characteristics of successful entrepreneurs and how to avoid the most common mistakes business owners make that hold them back from achieving their objectives -- and he'll deliver solid, usable advice based on real-world experience.
How to Succeed in Business and Life
Many strategies helped make Bill Rancic a successful entrepreneur. From starting a boat wash and wax business while in college to running a million dollar company and working for Donald Trump, Bill will share the ups and downs on his road to success. Bill’s talk gives the audience a glimpse on lessons he has learned throughout his many business experiences. Some of the lessons are; How to Break from the Pack, Make Each Day Count- Twice, and Separate Your Expectations from your Shortcomings. This motivational speech is packed with advice that audience members can apply to their lives immediately.
How to Use Challenging Times to Your Advantage
Knowing your stuff, knowing your boss's stuff, and knowing your competitor's stuff will help you get ahead in challenging times. Strategies like Setting the Standard, Rejecting Conventional Wisdom and Thinking like a Big Fish in a Small Pond are topics that Bill Rancic will discuss to get you through challenging times.
Overtime with Bill Rancic
Bill Rancic thrives on moving into action, taking charge, and delivering success. But to be a winner - you've got to put in overtime. In "Overtime with Bill Rancic," Rancic rolls up his sleeves and gets to work with audience members about how they can personally use his insights in their companies and organizations to improve performance. While engaging with your group, large or small, Rancic and his team deliver a team-focused, motivational, and forward-thinking atmosphere. “Overtime with Bill Rancic” is an enjoyable option to get audience members activated in conjunction with a powerful keynote speech from Rancic, and is easily tailored for groups ranging from sales teams to management departments to corporate conferences.
How to recognize and seize opportunity as a sales team......How to use challenging times to your advantage
An Evening With Bill and Giuliana Rancic
Most people are familiar with this couple from watching their life stories unfold on their hit reality show, Giuliana and Bill. Dynamic and highly sought after as speakers, Giuliana and Bill travel around the world focusing on topics that continue to inspire and motivate audiences of all sizes with a very entertaining and engaging approach to storytelling. Giuliana and Bill inspire a broad spectrum of audiences, from charities and religious groups to some of the country’s most well-known companies. Their 100% positive testimonials from the hundreds of events they have done together prove they are one of the most beloved couples in the speaking world.
All Bill Rancic Books
First Light
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Beyond the Lemonade Stand : Starting Small to Make it BIG
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You’re Hired: How to Succeed in Business and Life from the Winner of The Apprentice
Purchase BookThank you for speaking at our client conference. Customer feedback was outstanding and your presence helped to draw record attendance. You most certainly delivered. Attendees complimented your wholehearted telling of a success story that we can all identify with. Hard work and ingenuity really do pay off and your story was inspirational to our audience. The time you spent with our customers during the reception was equally as valuable and aided our goal of creating a one-of-a-kind experience. Thank you again!
- | Standard Federal Bank
Bill was awesome! His message was spot on for our audience, his delivery was fantastic and, of course, he had the ‘wow factor’ as a celebrity. I would recommend him with much enthusiasm!
- | DOE Richland Operations Office
