Bill English is an experienced entrepreneur, author, speaker and advisor specializing in small business ownership issues.  As a Partner in the Platinum Group, Bill draws on his experience in leading companies to help other business owners. Bill led his own national training company for 12 years. He has also served as an interim CEO for a $2M firearm company and a $23M warehouse/distribution company. He now serves as the CEO for a $24M company. Bill holds two masters degrees – one in Divinity and the other in Counseling Psychology, both from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He holds to post-graduate certificate from Villanova University, one in Strategic Organizational Leadership and the other in Business Process Management. He holds a third post-graduate certificate from the University of Notre Dame in Negotiations. Currently, he is working on his third master’s degree in Management and Leadership at Western Governors University.  Bill has written 14 technical books for publishers like Addison Wesley, Sybex, Osbone McGraw Hill and Microsoft Press. Bill was named a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for eleven years and is a Minnesota Licensed Psychologist. Bill has appeared weekly on Faith Radio (myfaithradio.com) for seven years as a guest to discuss the integration of faith and business ownership. He is the publisher of Bible and Business and has served as a high school basketball official for over 10 years. Bill is also an NRA firearms instructor. He has been married to Kathy for twenty-seven years. They have two adult children, David and Anna, and live in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he describes summer as the best eleven days of the year!