William Reed

William Reed is an author-speaker specializing in applications of Aikido and other Japanese arts to solving the problems of modern business and living. He is also a certified World Class Speaking Coach, Wealth Dynamics Senior Practitioner, a Master Trainer in Guerrilla Marketing, and a bestselling author. In addition to training, he provides products and consulting in the field of online marketing, personal branding, and creativity.

You work for yourself because you believe you have a better product or service, and a better way to deliver value to your customers. You thrive on your ability to think strategically, leverage resources, and act with flexibility, in a word—on your Agility. I propose four solutions to help you achieve Agility in your personal and professional life. These are Physical Finesse, Personal Branding, Resonant Words, and Flexible Focus.

I was born in the USA in 1952, came to Japan in 1972 to study Aikido, Japanese language, and culture. I have worked as a translator, journalist, writer, author, speaker. Now I do lectures, seminars, and workshops in Japan and Asia on topics related to Creativity, Marketing, and Japanese culture, and write books in both Japanese and English.

I have a 7th-degree black belt in Aikido, am a certified Guerrilla Marketing Master Trainer, Chief Presenter for Wealth Dynamics Japan, and a NANBA instructor. I’m an entrepreneur believing in Social Enterprise, the power of Story and self-renewal through humor and imagination.