Blanche Williams is one of today's most inspiring and engaging

communicators. A true renaissance woman, Williams evolved

from an innovative entrepreneur and active community leader into

a National Radio Personality, acclaimed author, dynamic

speaker and trainer. As CEO of Greatness By Design, LLC, she has

built a strong reputation for results-oriented team building, facilitation,

leadership development, special event management, strategic

partnership development, and business consultation.

In January 2003, Blanche was chosen to launch

her groundbreaking National XM Satellite Radio Talk Show, entitled

Greatness By Design. The show shunned sensationalism and

focused on compelling one-on-one conversationswith some of the

world's most fascinating personalities and accomplished luminaries;

including Quincy Jones, Cicely Tyson, Laila Ali, Kerry Washington,

Danny Glover, Iyanla Vanzant, Kimberly Elise, Terrence Howard,

Susan L. Taylor, Carol Moseley Braun, Djimon Hounsou, Jeri DeVard,

L.L. Cool J, Suze Orman, Diana Ross, Terry McMillan, Nancy Wilson,

Deborah Roberts, Deepak Chopra, Charles OsGood, Lalah Hathaway,

Dr. Dorothy Height, Faye Wattleton, Dr. Maya Angelou and more. She

also covered historical events including the 2008 DNC Nomination in

Denver, Colorado and later front row coverage of the Presidential

Inauguration of Barack Obama.

After a series of signature talk shows on Race & Gender followed by

one of the first National Radio Town Hall Meetings in 2007, Williams

was compelled to take the town hall concept into the community. In

2008, she followed up by establishing the National Black Women's

Town Hall, Inc. (NBWTH). Her insight and strength of bringing women

and ideas together sparked the inaugural event convened on July

11, 2008 in collaboration with Dr. Dorothy Height and Dr. Avis

Jones-DeWeever at the National Council of Negro Women.

The 2008 NBWTH brought together a distinguished panel, a diverse

audience and a provocative conversation which was nationally

televised on C-Span. Its success was followed up In 2009, with the

NBWTH Meeting being held in collaboration with

Howard University and in 2010 at Bennett College for Women

with President Dr. Julianne Malveaux.

Williams' mastery of inspiration and compelling communication is

proven in her acclaimed audiobook, How to Design Your Mind for

Greatness. She was a contributor to bestselling book

series,Chicken Soup for the African American Woman's Soul, along

with being featured in countless other publications including

ESSENCE, Black Enterprise, Washington Woman, and Essence

Bestselling book, Self-Seduction: Your Ultimate Path to Inner and

Outer Beauty. Williams has also written for Herplanet.com, Black

America Web, NiaOnline, and others and heard on NPR, Good

Morning America Radio, Lime Radio, and Voice of America.

Williams has come a long way from her humble beginnings as a

shy, self-conscious young girl growing up in Memphis,

Tennessee. However, glimpses of her greatness began to

surface around the age of 12, when she was chosen to give her

8th grade commencement speech and in high school elected 10th

grade Class President. Forging ahead with vision,

courage and self-determination, her innate spirit of excellence

continues to leave an indelible mark upon all her endeavors.

Her entrepreneurial passion and business expertise has

spanned over decades. Her creative special events have garnered

international recognition and acclaim, including her '92 Quincentennial

Year project, the International Youth Ambassadors of Miami.

In 1994, Williams' company, Destination

Florida, Inc., was the only minority-owned

firm hired to work with Clinton

Administration to provide Special

Event Management for the historical

"Western Hemispheric Summit of

the Americas-Miami." It received local, national and

international recognition for its effort.

Her professional expertise was utilized as the Small Business

Incubator Director for the Center for Technology, Enterprise

and Development (T.E.D. Center)

serving Palm Beach County, Florida. Her business development

skills proved invaluable in the grooming and development of

emerging small businesses. While at the T.E.D. Center, Williams

spoke at the Habitat II UnitedNations Conference in Istanbul,

Turkey. She was later awarded the distinguished

"Community Service" Award from the National Association of

Women Business Owners.