Orvel Ray Wilson, CSP

Orvel Ray Wilson, CSP, speaks worldwide to sales meetings, conventions, and small-business groups about unconventional sales and marketing tactics that build business. From a general-session keynote to an intensive, full-day workshop, he equips attendees with a myriad of simple, low-cost or no-cost sales and marketing tips, tactics, and tricks that yield substantial profits. With over 30 years of experience as a professional speaker, he has led more than a thousand seminars, custom training events, and workshops globally.

He's the coauthor of the legendary "Guerrilla Marketing" series, with more than 14 million books sold worldwide, including titles such as "Guerrilla Selling," "Guerrilla Trade Show Selling," "Guerrilla TeleSelling," "Guerrilla Negotiating," and "Guerrilla Retailing." His insightful work has been quoted in "INC.," "The Wall Street Journal," "Fast Company," and numerous trade journals in various languages. His client roster includes notable industry leaders such as IBM, Oracle, United Airlines, Marriott, and Microsoft. Wilson has been a distinguished speaker at Inc. Magazine Small Business Forums and has appeared as a topical expert on CNN.

In 2001, Wilson was honored as "Speaker of the Year" by Meeting Professionals International, San Diego. A prominent figure in the speaking community, he served as President of the Colorado Chapter of the National Speakers Association in 1986 and held two additional terms on their Board of Directors. In 1997, he achieved the highest level of certification conferred by the National Speakers Association, the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), a rare distinction earned by fewer than 400 professional speakers globally.

Wilson also served NSA as Chair of the Seminar and Workshop Leaders Professional Emphasis Group in 2001, and chaired the Authors and Publishers PEG in 2002. He has addressed diverse audiences in more than 1,000 cities and 40 countries. His roles as an educator include teaching in the Management Development Programs for the University of Colorado and the University of Denver, and creating innovative business courses internationally, including workshops on capitalism for the Tyumen School of Management in the Russian Republic. He is a frequent guest lecturer at the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business.

Wilson is a Senior Partner with The Guerrilla Group, Inc., an international training and consulting firm serving clients worldwide. He is renowned for his deep customization of presentations, employing various research methods such as pre-seminar interviews with key personnel, mystery-shopping, and competitor analysis to tailor his programs perfectly to the client's needs.

His presentations not only inspire and motivate but also furnish attendees with practical strategies applicable immediately to compete effectively in today's aggressive market environment. Among his most popular programs are "7 Guerrilla Strategies to Double Your Business," "Guerrilla Selling," "Guerrilla Marketing," "Guerrilla Negotiating," "Guerrilla Retailing," "Guerrilla TeleSelling," and "Guerrilla Trade Show Selling," all designed to provide powerful insights into achieving business success.