Bill Lewis

MAJOR TURNAROUND

Bill Lewis is like a Corvette, he will get you into the Winner’s Circle every time …

Colin McKillop, President and CEO,
Towne Group, Michigan, USA

“Turnaround is not for the faint hearted, or the amateur. It takes vision, experience, discernment, and diplomacy - coupled with insight - to truly find what needs to be changed and how.”

Bill Lewis

Every day someone, somewhere, in a leadership role, is saying “I know this isn't working, it is time to change”

Your challenges

Does your business have these issues?

• Boards struggle with underperformance, cash drain and value erosion but the cause eludes them,
• CEOs face personal challenges, even a crisis of faith (in their business, their team, their underlying proposition or themselves), or a forced, unexpected pivot; these drain stamina and optimism,
• Major transformation projects run massively late and over budget; they may have been sabotaged. They are failing to deliver on a vision and millions of dollars are being wasted,
• M+A opportunities fail because the amalgamation of disparate organisations is not successful,
• Investors become doubtful of the prospects of a portfolio company, their clients’ funds are at risk, and they need a recovery program fast.

I have lived and dealt with challenges like these, and more, in and across countless businesses, geographic locations and jurisdictions. I can help YOU.

My consulting services

Mentorship

The road that the CEO walks is a lonely one. Whether you are a founder of an early stage business, directing and leading a more mature organisation through stages of growth, or even having the responsibility for a major part of a global enterprise, life is tough. There are times when a safe pair of ears, and independent sounding board, or just a knowledgeable confidant is the most comforting asset available to you. My road is your road, my journey is your journey. As a mentor and counsellor I help you make the best decisions you can for yourself, your family, and your business.

Insightful and powerful due diligence

While rigorous quantitative and financial analysis is the bedrock process of due diligence, a true risk assessment takes an insightful look “around corners” and digs deep into the nuances and dynamics of the business and the stakeholders’ world. A comprehensive deep dive is taken to reveal potential risks and vulnerabilities. This results in your blueprint for success. This blueprint is used by you, your investors and Board to inform their decisions and achieve a successful and comprehensive future proofed business.

Creating a stellar business - thinking in visionary town

With the singular purpose of creating discernible and valuable differentiation, moving a business away from commodity services that have constant margin pressures, this program introduces a way of thinking that challenges the underlying business assumption, connects dots to aggregate value, and moves into the world that provides answers to questions “that Google cannot answer”. The result of challenge and imagination is a business model that has unique sustainable value.

Plugging the million dollar drain

I fix the programs that go wrong – and often reveal uncomfortable truths. Only ten percent of major programs deliver the promises made at funding and sign off. Most are plagued with delays and overruns … and that’s not the programs fault.

Keynote speeches

Bullet proof – build solid businesses that grow exponentially

From the first tentative steps you take to lay the foundations, and during your accelerating effort to build teams and hone a viable proposition, ensure that every step you take guarantees longevity and consistent exponential growth in your business. In this keynote, Bill addresses fundamentals that are often ignored. He look at false expectations that caused near disaster. Bill dips into his book the “100 mistakes of a Founder CEO” and finds and mitigates the minefields strewn across your growth journey.

Left on the table — profits you’ve been blind to

In search of wealth, many major companies destroy riches; in search of wealth they remove ambition; and in search for a wealth they leave millions on the table. Bill shows how many companies do not fully understand and lever the totality of the customer experience, nor do they consider the impact of “silent rejection”. This speech gives audiences a totally new perspective. Bill shares powerful actions that your organization can implement immediately – reporting higher earnings, improving cash flow, increasing dividends and retained earnings, paying increased bonuses, investing more in the business and rewarding stakeholders.

Built to fail – learn from massive company failure

Bill takes a deep dive into fascinating cases where the corporate (or Founder’s) vision never matched reality – the companies being built were / are doomed to fail from day one. The investors were blind to the incongruence – until it was too late.
Your audience, or corporate board, will take away some hard won lessons which have led to financial and reputational ruin. But you will be wiser and richer from these valuable and unforgettable cautionary tales.

Smash the glass ceiling – find your zone of genius

Whatever your background, wherever you come from, whatever you’ve done (or not) Bill believes that every person has
an inherent ability to be successful. Success can be defined in many ways. Bill rose from a rural farm boy to being a
senior corporate executive, blue chip company director, and a successful international entrepreneur. He is a well
known and respected as a strategist, consultant, mentor, coach, author, speaker, traveller, sailor and adventurer.

He confronted many demons and pits of despair, yet, through persistence, he soared to enormous success. Bill shares
his journey knowing that you will be inspired to foster and fuel your inner genius. You will ignite a new confidence, motivation and determination and will have found the power in you to be successful.

People call me

I provide and create solutions to clients around the world, that turn around desperate and
threatening situations or create opportunities that are visionary and world changing.

In 24 months I delivered an “on-time, to-budget” $40m program and $12m annual savings. When the world’s largest private complex maintenance company wanted to sweep away legacy systems and transform the business in record time, they faced a daunting challenge. I led a 170 person team to deliver a full technology overhaul, build new data centers, and deliver management, process, and organisational change in record time.

With a consistently full order book, I ran a profitable business for two years and then sold it on to a USA investor for a 5x multiple of investment. As an avid sailor and yacht owner, I saw an opportunity. I could not find neither the resources nor the skills to maintain my Singapore berthed yacht. So I built a full scope marine services company with a multi ethnic labor force which gained Regional Service Center status from two major yacht brands and serviced multiple Asia marinas.

I led 200 staff and 150 world wide contractors to deliver over $100m pa in savings after an 18 month program of change. A major global airline wanted to integrate and up-skill two operationally critical, front line departments who were struggling to manage their one billion dollar international division. I led the radical transformation of the organisation, the technology stack, and the way commercial contracts were planned and executed across the world.

The British Government wanted to salvage the remnants of a failed but essential air service. As a Founder and CEO I built a new airline from the ashes. The airline had been a victim of criminal fraud by its owners. It had to be replaced, the new carrier we founded serviced 200,000 passengers on 15 domestic and international routes in the first profitable year of operation. The airline was then acquired by a community led consortium and flew for the next decade.

Executing a radical and innovative personal development program I and my team positively impacted over 500 people during my tenure as Founder and CEO. Being concerned about the plight of young adults (18-23 yo) from disadvantaged backgrounds in the United Kingdom, I founded, funded, and built a youth charity that delivered both personal change [in the participants] and community development [for international recipient clients]. I led the charity for five years, after which it continued for further seven years making a tangible difference to peoples lives.”

Benefits delivered to clients included 10 major on time/on budget projects with $20 million bottom line improvements. Finding myself in the centre of opportunity in China and South East Asia, I levered my technology, consulting, and CEO background to create a specialist international consulting and systems integration business. Based in Shenzhen and Singapore, I and my team acquired clients from multiple sectors in Asia and the Middle East, delivering increasing annual revenues for our business.

Selected career highlights

GM Financial Analyst Ford of Europe

Global Board Member, CEO USA, and Asia

Advised No 10 Policy Unit on Young Person Rehabilitation

Global Top 100 Management Team Head of Inflight Product

Consulting Director and Head of Airline Strategy (LSG Consultants)

CIO of Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technology and Head of Transformation

“Master” consultant and advisor
to scale up clients

Forensic Accountant, Consulting Director

Selected clients

Global Systems Integration – see Temasys International

Transformation of US Operations

Rescued Global SAP implementation

Program Director on Transformation of Harley Davidson Insurance

Took over and delivered ailing Engineering Transformation Program

Selected personal start ups

Temasys International Ltd

Systems Integrator / Management Consultants

Swift Marine Services
Ltd

Full scope yacht and marine services

Temasys Communications Ltd

Innovative Visual Communication Company

Linacre Capital Partners Europe and Asia

Fund Raising Advisory and Cross Boarder Expansion

Academic credentials

Graduated Harvard Advanced Management Program (full time)

Graduated with MA (Distinction) Entrepreneur in Residence and Visiting Lecturer

Testimonials

Bill has been an excellent mentor to me. He has advised and guided me through exceptional challenges. He has also helped me formulate multiple strategic approaches to help grow my healthcare data analytics company. I truly would be lost without his support and guidance. A truly humble and wonderful person!

Bill is truly a rare individual that scans the horizon for real innovation, he embraces disruption, and has the experience to identify the best pathways too harvest value. Bill’s Ops experience is extensive and self evident. Although one can’t eliminate risk it’s individuals like Bill that personify risk mitigation

As CTO of Etihad, I was fortunate to be able to work directly with Bill as a peer. He has the most extraordinary fertile mind, wide ranging industry knowledge, outstanding leadership skills, considerable personal integrity, and the rare talent of being able to get things done whilst retaining the respect and confidence of stake holders. I would have no hesitation in recommending him.

Bill is insightful, open, demanding and capable of making linkages across multiple industries in a unique way. His deep knowledge of technology, and its commercial application, is excellent. His global experience and no. nonsense style are refreshing.. I have no hesitation in recommending him

Bill is an exceptional Leader, he inspires the highest motivation. Deep and broad experience across multiple industries and clients make him the “font of knowledge” that can be relied upon. His intellect and commercial acumen on complex issues is unrivalled - A honour and pleasure to work with and for.

Bill brings top door leadership, a creative approach, thought leadership, and a clear focus on delivery and does the tough jobs with clarity, determination, and sensitivity. Bill is informed by deep experience .. I would work with Bill any time in any working relationship.

I never cease to be blown away by Bill’s depth of knowledge and skills when it comes to creating, scaling, and exiting significant sized businesses. Whether you are the Founder or CEO of a business with growth aspirations and the need to fund these, or looking for a wise head with relevant business battle scars to mentor you on your leadership.

The best this about Bill is that inside a tough taskmaster there is a very nice individual and a great leader to work with. His strongest ability is to get things moving and set demanding deadlines his team will be happy to commit to and, honestly, I haven’t seen many people who can do this so effectively.

Bill’s ability to motivate, and keep motivated, the C Suite, Senior Managers and employees is second to none. His problem solving skills along with his effortless creativity inspires those around him and generates well deserved respect. His extensive experience allowed us to deliver outstanding results in a regulatory strict environment in record time and at a budget beating cost. I have worked with Bill in a number of clients over two decades, given the opportunity I would unhesitatingly work with him again.

Bill is an inspirational leader with real drive and motivational abilities, exemplary communications and organisational skills and an exceptional tenacity to get the job done, even when seemingly insurmountable obstacles presented themselves. He is a remarkable man.

Bill is an excellent leader as he is able to command the respect of stakeholders and staff at all levels. Bill has an enthusiasm for a project that enables the rest of his team to be driven at incredible rates. His knowledge coupled to his ability to partner with the best in the industry make him someone I was glad to work with. Bill is an excellent mentor and leader deserving the loyalty of his “kitchen cabinet”.

MAJOR TURNAROUND

Bill Lewis is like a Corvette, he will get you into the Winner’s Circle every time …

“Turnaround is not for the faint hearted, or the amateur. It takes vision, experience, discernment, and diplomacy - coupled with insight - to truly find what needs to be changed and how.”​

Your challenges

Does your business have these issues?

I have lived and dealt with challenges like these, and more, in and across countless businesses, geographic locations and jurisdictions. I can help YOU.

My consulting services

Mentorship

Insightful and powerful due diligence

Creating a stellar business - thinking in visionary town

Plugging the million dollar drain

Keynote speeches

People call me

Selected career highlights

GM Financial Analyst Ford of Europe

Global Board Member, CEO USA, and Asia

Advised No 10 Policy Unit on Young Person Rehabilitation

Global Top 100 Management Team Head of Inflight Product

Consulting Director and Head of Airline Strategy (LSG Consultants)

CIO of Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technology and Head of Transformation

“Master” consultant and advisor to scale up clients

Forensic Accountant, Consulting Director

Selected clients

Selected personal start ups

Temasys International Ltd

Systems Integrator / Management Consultants

Swift Marine Services Ltd

Full scope yacht and marine services

Temasys Communications Ltd

Innovative Visual Communication Company

Linacre Capital Partners Europe and Asia

Fund Raising Advisory and Cross Boarder Expansion

Academic credentials

Graduated Harvard Advanced Management Program (full time)

Graduated with MA (Distinction) Entrepreneur in Residence and Visiting Lecturer

Testimonials

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“Turnaround is not for the faint hearted, or the amateur. It takes vision, experience, discernment, and diplomacy - coupled with insight - to truly find what needs to be changed and how.”

“Master” consultant and advisor
to scale up clients

Swift Marine Services
Ltd