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Brian Williams, Spokesperson

Brian Williams

Brian Williams was born in Reno, Nevada. When he was four years old his parents, Cal and Cathy, gave him a choice - Gymnastics or Martial Arts. The choice was easy, "Karate Kid" had just hit the box office and "The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" were right behind it. So, martial arts it was.

Brian achieved his 1st degree black belt by the time he was in the 5th grade followed by his 2nd degree in 7th grade, and competed in numerous martial arts competitions on the west coast, including the Junior Olympics. During high school, Brian was on the varsity soccer team. ski team, debate team, and was an avid actor. Even with all of these activities, he still stayed loyal to the martial arts and achieved his 3rd degree black belt.

Brian attended the University of Nevada, Reno with a full scholastic and athletic scholarship. During his sophomore year, Brian was ranked the "#1 Integrated Marketing and Advertising Student in the Nation" by the American Advertising Federation and received the "Marketing Professional of the Year" award for Northern Nevada for his participation in the Toyota Matrix ad campaign.

Shortly after receiving these awards Brian moved to Los Angeles to pursue several business marketing internships. While in LA Brian worked as the Marketing Director for the largest commodities brokerage firm in Orange County, was a corporate fitness director for a large franchise, was on MTV's first martial arts based reality television show, and opened up a successful martial arts school... all before the age of 24.

After building up his martial arts school, Brian wanted to make an even bigger difference in the world. After a short heart-2-heart conversation with his instructor Tom Callos, he was asked, "What would the impact be if you could inspire 1,000,000 Acts of Kindness."

Brian took this idea to the next level and formed a non-profit organization called Think Kindness. His goal is to inspire thousands of youth across the nation to incorporate Kindness into their daily lives and future careers. He has designed elementary, middle, high school, and corporate programs all based on inspiring individuals to change the world through seemingly small acts of kindness. To date, Brian has documented more than 100,000 Acts of Kindness, he has spoken to over 25,000 students, and received the Thornton Peace Prize. He has been endorsed by governors, senators, mayors, and by dozens of school principals.

Follow Brian on Twitter: www.twitter.com/thinkkindness
Follow Brian on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Thinkkindness
Read Brian's Blog: www.thinkkindness.wordpress.com

You can email Brian at .

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