How To Grow Your Business Globally With Bill Edwards

Our agency rainmaker of the week is Bill Edwards. William (Bill) Edwards brings five decades of international business development expertise to his role as Founder and CEO of Edwards Global Services, Inc. (EGS), a leading international operations and global business development company. Over the years, Bill has successfully guided more than 40 companies across 12 different business sectors in their global expansion efforts into a total of 35 countries, leveraging his extensive experience living in 7 countries and working on projects in over 50 countries.A recognized authority on international business development, Bill publishes the quarterly GlobalVue™ 40 country ranking chart and the widely read Geowizard biweekly global business newsletter. He has authored over 50 articles on international business development and frequently speaks at conferences worldwide on global market entry strategies and cross-cultural management. His expertise has earned his company two U.S. Presidential Awards for Export Excellence and appointments to prestigious positions, including current Chair of the District Export Council of Southern California, Past Chairman of the World Affairs Council of Orange Country and a member of the Services Industry Trade Advisory Committee (ITAC) advising the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative on issues related to franchising in the global trade sector.Bill serves on several boards, including the Titus Center for Franchising at Palm Beach Atlantic University, the University of New Hampshire Rosenberg International Franchise Center, The National Association of District Export Councils, the Los Angeles chapter of the Global Chamber, the IFA Education Advisory Board, the World Affairs Council of Orange Country and theChapman University Schmid Center for International Business Advisory Board. He is a Certified Franchise Executive (CFE) and holds a B.S. in Professional Geology from St. Louis University, with additional executive education from Texas A&M and the Thunderbird School of Global Management.https://indiebooksintl.comSeason 4, Episode 3