About the Author

Bill Treasurer is a writer, speaker, consultant, and founder of Giant Leap Consulting, Inc., an organizational development company whose motto is Daring to Excel. From 1996–2002, Treasurer was a consultant with Accenture, a large management and technology consulting company. After working in the areas of executive communications and change management, Treasurer became a full-time internal executive coach on Accenture’s largest client engagement. Prior to joining Accenture, Bill was a vice president at Executive Adventure Inc., an Atlanta-based team-building company where he facilitated corporate team-building events. He began his consulting career at High Performing Systems Inc., where he designed and delivered leadership and team development programs.

Treasurer has worked with over 75 prominent organizations in the area of organizational development, leadership, change management, and team-building. He holds a Masters Degree in Administrative Science, with a concentration in OD, from the University of Wisconsin Green Bay. His undergraduate education is from West Virginia University, where he attended school on a full athletic scholarship.

Treasurer is a former member of the U.S. High Diving Team—a troupe of aquatic entertainers. From 1984–1991 Treasurer performed some 1,500 high dives from heights that soared to over 100 feet. His risk-taking exploits have been published in Training Magazine and ASTD’s T & D Magazine.

Treasurer is active in the prevention of both substance abuse and child abuse. Though he no longer high dives, Bill is an avid whitewater kayaker. He lives in Decatur, Georgia with his wife, Shannon, and their dog Gulliver.

To contact Bill Treasurer about speaking to your organization, go to www.giantleapconsulting.com.