Bill Coletti

Bill Coletti

TX, US
Crisis and Reputation can be managed. World class expertise making the intangible manageable while empowering leaders to rethink what is possible and develop corporate reputation as a strategic asset.

Bill is a crisis communications, reputation management and professional development expert, keynote speaker, Wall Street Journal Risk & Compliance panelist, and best-selling author of Critical Moments: The New Mindset of Reputation Management.

He has more than 25 years of global experience managing high-stakes crises, issues management, and media relations challenges for both Fortune 500 companies and winning global political campaigns.

Bill previously co-led the Global Risk Management and Crisis Communications Practice for Hill+Knowlton Strategies. He held senior leadership positions in the firm's Austin, Texas, Los Angeles and Orlando, Florida offices.

He provided senior counsel in crisis management, corporate communications, and reputation defense to numerous clients, such as AT&T, Target Corporation, American Airlines, The Home Depot, Xerox, Nuclear Energy Institute, and Cargill, as well major universities and global NGOs.

Previously, Bill served in the Republic of Bulgaria as a senior advisor to the prime minister, Council of Ministers, and the labor minister. He was the first executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria.

Bill is a crisis communications, reputation management and professional development expert, keynote speaker, Wall Street Journal Risk & Compliance panelist, and best-selling author of Critical Moments: The New Mindset of Reputation Management.

He has more than 25 years of global experience managing high-stakes crises, issues management, and media relations challenges for both Fortune 500 companies and winning global political campaigns.

Bill previously co-led the Global Risk Management and Crisis Communications Practice for Hill+Knowlton Strategies. He held senior leadership positions in the firm's Austin, Texas, Los Angeles and Orlando, Florida offices.

He provided senior counsel in crisis management, corporate communications, and reputation defense to numerous clients, such as AT&T, Target Corporation, American Airlines, The Home Depot, Xerox, Nuclear Energy Institute, and Cargill, as well major universities and global NGOs.

Previously, Bill served in the Republic of Bulgaria as a senior advisor to the prime minister, Council of Ministers, and the labor minister. He was the first executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria.

Critical Moments: The New Mindset of Reputation Mangement

Format:  45-60 minute keynote

 

This program is perfect for:
  • CEOs
  • C-Suit
  • Communictions Teams 

 

The audience will leave with:
  • A company owns its brand; the public owns its reputation. The words of communities, customers, and critics can help or harm your business's standing with the public. While not all crises can be avoided, your company's...
Educational / InformativeTechnical / Specific

Act Like a Communicator, Think Like a CEO

Your communications team is a master of their domain. However, you need them to go beyond being great communicators - you need dynamic employees trained to look around corners, consider holistic enterprise goals, and keep an eye on the bigger picture. In short, you need them to think like a CEO.

In his presentation, Bill Coletti illustrates how the traits of great CEOs can shape the approach to the roles and responsibilities of frontline communicators. Building from his 25-year background...

Crisis ManagementEntertainment-basedEducational / InformativeTechnical / Specific