Simon T. Bailey

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Simon T. Bailey
Born	Simon Theophilus Bailey (1968-08-26) August 26, 1968 (age 53) Buffalo, New York
Alma mater	Life Christian University
Period	2003 - present

Simon Theophilus Bailey^[1] (born August 26, 1968) is an American speaker,^[2][3][4] author,^[5] life coach^[6][7] and entrepreneur.^[8][9][10] Bailey is the author of Shift Your Brilliance: Harness the Power of You, INC and Release Your Brilliance: The 4 Steps to Transforming Your Life and Revealing Your Genius to the World. Bailey was inducted into the National Speakers Association's CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame^[11] in 2015.^{[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]}

Early life[]

Bailey grew up in Buffalo, NY. He attended Catholic school until high school. He went to McKinley High School, a trade school in Buffalo, for 9th grade. After failing many of his classes and not making the football, basketball or track & field teams, Bailey transferred to Bennett High School. At Bennett, he thrived. He found his passion for public speaking and became Senior Class President.^[19][20][21]

Bailey started college at Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA. After a year he could no longer afford to attend. He got a job in a hotel and started his career in hospitality. Ten years later, Bailey obtained an undergraduate degree.^[19]

Career[]

Bailey has a master's degree from Faith Christian University in Orlando, FL and a bachelor's degree from Life Christian University in Tampa, FL.^[22] He is a graduate of Rollins College Executive Management Certificate Program.^[23][24]

Bailey began his career in hospitality.^[1] He worked as the Sales Director of the Disney Institute for the Walt Disney Company.^[25] In 2003, Bailey founded Brilliance Institute, Inc. In 2010, Bailey served as the Vice President of University Relations for Oral Roberts University.^[1] Bailey is currently the CEO of Simon T. Bailey International.^[26][27]

In 2014, Bailey became a contributing writer for The Business Journals (a part of American City Business Journals family), where he writes a weekly article.^[28] Bailey has also been a guest writer for online publications including Business Insider,^[29] Entrepreneur^[30] and Success.com.^[31] Bailey was the first African American Sales Director at Disney.^[32][33][34]

Speaking[]

Bailey has spoken at a variety of businesses, events and conferences. Bailey keynoted the RIMS 2015 conference, alongside Arianna Huffington and Erik Wahl.^[35] Bailey's also been asked to speak for large companies such as IBM^[36] and Toyota.^[37] T. D. Jakes invited Bailey to present as MegaFest.^[38] The Women's Foodservice Forum hosted Bailey at 4 events in Los Angeles, CA, Atlanta, GA, Chicago, IL and Minneapolis, MN.^{[39][40][41][failed verification][42]}

In 2014, Bailey spoke with the National Association of Secondary School Principals and National School Board Association to help educators, parents and students "recognize and embrace their own brilliance".^[43][44] Bailey was announced as a featured speaker at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference in July 2014.^{[45][failed verification]} Furthermore, Bailey completed an 8 city tour, the Be Collaborative Tour, with Omni Hotels & Resorts.^[46] In 2016, Bailey spoke at the ANCC National Magnet Conference.^[47][48][49]

Notably, Bailey has spoken at mainstream shows,^[50][51] Tedx^[52] and podcasts.^[53] His Goalcast video received 81 million views.^[54]

References[]

External links[]

• Simon T. Bailey website