Simon T. Bailey | |
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| Born | Simon Theophilus Bailey August 26, 1968 Buffalo, New York |
| Alma mater | Life Christian University |
| Period | 2003 - present |
Simon Theophilus Bailey (born August 26, 1968) is an American speaker, author, and entrepreneur. 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 became the 277th person to be inducted into the National Speakers Association's CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame in 2015.
Early life
Bailey grew up in Buffalo, New York, where 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 and field teams, Bailey transferred to Bennett High School. At Bennett, he found his passion for public speaking and became senior class president.
Bailey started college at Morehouse College in Atlanta. After a year, he could no longer afford to attend and instead got a job in a hotel. Ten years later, Bailey obtained an undergraduate degree.
Career
Bailey has a master's degree from Faith Christian University in Orlando, Florida, and a bachelor's degree from Life Christian University in Tampa. He is a graduate of Rollins College Executive Management Certificate program.
Bailey began his career in hospitality. He worked as the Sales Director of the Disney Institute for the Walt Disney Company where he was the first African American person in the role. In 2003, Bailey founded Brilliance Institute, Inc. In 2010, Bailey served as the Vice President of University Relations for Oral Roberts University.
Between 2014 and 2015, Bailey was a weekly contributing writer for The Business Journals (a part of American City Business Journals family). Bailey has also been a guest writer for online publications including Business Insider,Entrepreneur and Success.com. As of 2018 Bailey was serving as the CEO of Simon T. Bailey International.
Speaking
Bailey has spoken at a variety of businesses, events, and conferences. He keynoted the RIMS 2015 conference, alongside Arianna Huffington and Erik Wahl. Bailey's also been asked to speak for companies such as IBM and Toyota.T. D. Jakes invited Bailey to present as MegaFest. The Women's Foodservice Forum hosted Bailey at four events in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, and Minneapolis.
Bailey was announced as a featured speaker at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference in July 2014. Bailey completed an 8 city tour, the Be Collaborative Tour, with Omni Hotels & Resorts. In 2016, Bailey spoke at the ANCC National Magnet Conference. Bailey has spoken at Tedx.