Bill Rancic

Winner of NBC's The Apprentice, Entrepreneur, Award-Winning Author
Bill Rancic
  • Author of a New York Times best-selling book You’re Hired: How To Succeed In Business And Life
  • Founded the “Cigar of the Month Club,” which became a thriving multi-million dollar national operation
  • Appearances on numerous daytime broadcast and cable television programs such as Today, The View, and Rachael Ray
  • Shares entertaining and practical lessons from his varied entrepreneurial business endeavors

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As the winner of the first season of NBC’s hit reality series The Apprentice, Bill Rancic has taken his successful career to the next level. An estimated 27.6 million viewers tuned in to see Donald Trump hire his newest employee, and Rancic has not looked back since.

Rancic grew up in the Chicago suburbs and in 1994 graduated cum laude from Loyola University. His business career began when he founded a boat wash and wax business in the Chicago area to pay his way through college. The son of educators, his abilities as an entrepreneur was always being helped by an aspiration to learn more about everything in which he was immersed. After the death of his father in 1999, Bill and his sisters established the Dr. Edward T. Rancic scholarship fund to aid students who are working toward a career in education but are in financial need.

In 1996, Rancic established cigarsaroundtheworld.com in a 400 sq. foot studio apartment out of small “Cigar of the Month Club.” Seven years later, he sold the company to Synergy Brands’ Grand Reserve subsidiary, with a view towards expanding the operation by leveraging their capital and cigar procurement and distribution operations. Today it is a thriving multi-million dollar national operation and worldwide supplier of premium hand made cigars.

In addition to his cigar company, Rancic also develops luxury real estate in the Chicago area and speaks at universities and businesses around the country. As the winner of NBC's The Apprentice, Bill has been appointed to direct construction of the 90-story Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago for at least one year

Rancic is also a successful author. In 2003 he wrote the New York Times Bestselling book titled You're Hired: How To Succeed in Business and Life from the Winner of The Apprentice which detailed Bill’s successful working experiences as well as adding his own business advice. Most recently, he has been motivating young adults and children in his book Beyond the Lemonade Stand. Rancic uses this book to teach the value of money and the importance of using your own talents to succeed, even at a young age.

Rancic appears as a financial expert on many television programs, like the Emmy-nominated Rachael Ray Show as Rachael’s “financial buddy.” He is also a premier guest on shows like NBC’s Today Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, CNBC, Fox News, CNN and quoted in hundreds of major national and daily newspaper outlets.

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Bill Rancic, Entrepreneur & first winner of NBC’s “The Apprentice”

The Pause and Pivot Method. From a boat washing business in college to a million-dollar business and restaurant empire, Bill Rancic’s road to success has been paved with the ups and downs that anyone in business will have to overcome. This is a story you might hear again and again in the world of business speaking, but that does not mean Bill Rancic isn’t unique. He is. Bill is different. What makes Bill different is his adaptability in an ever-changing business world, and his willingness to adopt strategies that reject conventional wisdom in the industry. He has been shaking up the old school business model from his first job out of college to his latest restaurant opening. This separated him from the pack while he crafted a personal and professional brand that has now established him as a household name. Now, your employees and business audiences worldwide can learn how he did it, right from the source.

His presentation will include a variety of success methods, including the new Pause and Pivot Method, created exclusively by Bill for these engagements. He will share this totally new technique, teaching audiences how to evaluate their business techniques in a methodical manner that will make them more productive in both long- and short-term situations. And productivity is key, after all. Providing this fresh ground-level perspective into the steps needed to pause and gain a deeper perspective, will help you pivot to reach the ultimate goal. Bill will share takeaways that are immediately applicable in a range of business models and sizes. For anyone who wants to increase their return on investment, improve market share, or reap the benefits of a more productive, motivated workforce, Bill can help you grow. You just have to take advantage of this opportunity and learn to pause, pivot, and succeed.

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