William King Hollis
Motivational Speaker/ Life Coach

William “King” Hollis is a motivational speaker, best selling author, and coach who has spoken his way to success, rising from homelessness to becoming one of the world’s top leaders for the young generation. 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, making history in 2019 as 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. He is able to speak to and touch anyone who has an ear and reach them at their core. He follows his purpose with a thirst for motivating tomorrow’s leaders inside every community.

With over 900 million views on YouTube, he performed the number one football speech in the world and now has hundreds of thousands of followers in different social media platforms.

He recently traveled to Kingston, Jamaica to receive the Ambassador of Peace award for his work and grass roots efforts promoting peace as 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 being featured in Tom Bilyeu’s Impact Theory Show. 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.

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.