William "King" Hollis
Inspirational Speaker, Ambassador of Peace and Urban Youth Advocate
SPEAKER FEE RANGE: $14,000–$25,000 [FEE NOTE]
TRAVELS FROM: Georgia
William Hollis, also known as King Hollis, is a motivational speaker from Pontiac, Michigan. He motivates large audiences of all ages and demographics. He aims to inspire the world by telling his story, “HIS WHY”. Hollis’s mission is to change the mentality of urban youth by passionately sharing his life experiences and leading through speaking engagements and other media outlets.
Hollis’s speeches have made him a household figure in personal development, from everyday listeners to celebrities, actors, professional athletes and prominent organizations. His compassion yields him to find favor in communities where voices are not often heard, in that he is able to speak to and touch anyone who has an ear and reach them at their core. Thereby Hollis is a formidable voice for change. He still pursues his purpose with a thirst for motivating tomorrow’s leaders, inside every community.
Hollis’s speeches have made him a household figure in personal development, from everyday listeners to celebrities, actors, professional athletes and prominent organizations. His compassion yields him to find favor in communities where voices are not often heard, in that he is able to speak to and touch anyone who has an ear and reach them at their core. Thereby Hollis is a formidable voice for change. He still pursues his purpose with a thirst for motivating tomorrow’s leaders, inside every community.
William “King” Hollis is a motivational speaker, published author, and coach who has spoken his way to success, rising from homelessness to becoming one of the world’s top leaders. His enthusiasm, genuineness, and uncanny ability to connect with people’s hearts, led him to achieve something no other speaker has been able to achieve: He made history in 2019 when he became the first and only paid motivational speaker to appear and open at Milan’s famed “fashion week.” This was a watershed moment for Hollis, cementing his reputation as one of the most influential young speakers of our generation.
Hollis’s speeches have made him a household figure in personal development, from everyday listeners to celebrities, actors, professional athletes and prominent organizations. His compassion yields him to find favor in communities where voices are not often heard, in that he is able to speak to and touch anyone who has an ear and reach them at their core. Thereby Hollis is a formidable voice for change. He still pursues his purpose with a thirst for motivating tomorrow’s leaders, inside every community.
He has reached over 900 million views on YouTube and performed the number one football speech in the world and tens of thousands of followers. He recently traveled to Kingston, Jamaica and received the Ambassador of Peace award for his work and grass roots efforts promoting peace. He has spoken amongst some of the most dangerous communities in the world.
He humbly boasts of many more accomplishments including recently being asked to do the preliminary interview for the Ellen show and was featured in Tom Bilyeu’s Impact Theory. He has over one million streams on his debut album “Pain in Purpose” and his book “The Best Gifts Come from The Bottom '', made the bestseller list and is now featured in Barnes and Noble.
Hollis’s mission is to change the mentality of urban youth by passionately sharing his life experiences and leading through speaking engagements and other media outlets.
Transparency, understanding, and honesty are enabled through our shared experiences and undertones. Hollis is a firm believer in using perseverance and unwavering determination to achieve our unique goals and ambitions. He speaks out about common difficulties and problems in the hopes of assisting in the transformation and transcendence of personal development, purpose, action, and worth. Hollis is active on Instagram, where he boasts over 111,000 followers. His accomplishments are beyond his time being only 32 years of age.
As he continues this journey, the best is yet to come.
Hollis’s speeches have made him a household figure in personal development, from everyday listeners to celebrities, actors, professional athletes and prominent organizations. His compassion yields him to find favor in communities where voices are not often heard, in that he is able to speak to and touch anyone who has an ear and reach them at their core. Thereby Hollis is a formidable voice for change. He still pursues his purpose with a thirst for motivating tomorrow’s leaders, inside every community.
He has reached over 900 million views on YouTube and performed the number one football speech in the world and tens of thousands of followers. He recently traveled to Kingston, Jamaica and received the Ambassador of Peace award for his work and grass roots efforts promoting peace. He has spoken amongst some of the most dangerous communities in the world.
He humbly boasts of many more accomplishments including recently being asked to do the preliminary interview for the Ellen show and was featured in Tom Bilyeu’s Impact Theory. He has over one million streams on his debut album “Pain in Purpose” and his book “The Best Gifts Come from The Bottom '', made the bestseller list and is now featured in Barnes and Noble.
Hollis’s mission is to change the mentality of urban youth by passionately sharing his life experiences and leading through speaking engagements and other media outlets.
Transparency, understanding, and honesty are enabled through our shared experiences and undertones. Hollis is a firm believer in using perseverance and unwavering determination to achieve our unique goals and ambitions. He speaks out about common difficulties and problems in the hopes of assisting in the transformation and transcendence of personal development, purpose, action, and worth. Hollis is active on Instagram, where he boasts over 111,000 followers. His accomplishments are beyond his time being only 32 years of age.
As he continues this journey, the best is yet to come.
- The Best Gifts Come from The Bottom
From being homeless to quickly becoming a top motivational speaker, Hollis has truly spoken his way to success. That same passion, authenticity and his unique gift of connecting to the hearts of people everywhere led him to accomplish something no speaker has ever done. From everyday listeners to celebrities, actors, professional athletes and leading corporations, his speeches continue to make him a household name in personal development. Over Four hundred million views on youtube, the number one high school football speech, and tens of thousands of subscribers later, he still continues to pursue his mission with a hunger for inspiring tomorrow’s leaders within every community. This speech is in the name of his first book, about his unique story that had him starting from the bottom. This speech is intended to be a guide to all who seek to pursue the life of becoming a motivational speaker. - Pain in Purpose
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