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This week’s guest, Bill Stasior, is quite literally the inspiration for this podcast.

Bill and I were partners at a tournament three years ago, The Stocker Cup, and were stuck with each other in a cart for four days. We shared so many good moments over our mutual love of golf, our appreciation for the book Good to Great by Jim Collins, and I learned from Bill what great leadership is, what it can do for an organization, and most importantly what it can do for the individuals around you.

Bill and I spoke in late August during the first round of the BMW Championship in Chicago which does have some significance. Bill grew up as a caddy in Chicago at Onwentsia Golf Club, and attended Northwestern University as an Evans scholar. If you didn’t know, the Evans Scholar Foundation has helped more than 12,000 caddies graduate from college since its creation in the 1930s, and directly benefits from the BMW Championship, the FedEx Cup playoff event.

Bill then spent his career at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he was named chairman and CEO in 1991 and led massive growth through organizational change - the company’s annual revenue grew from $400 million to $1.6 billion under his leadership.

After vacating his role at Booz Allen Hamilton, Bill became the chairman of the United Negro College Fund, which funds college scholarships for more than 65,000 black students each year. He still sits as Chairman today.

You’ll hear great stories about Bill’s upbringing through golf, mentors in his life like Onwentsia pro, Hubby Habjan, and how he always benefited from doing the right thing.