Bill Leider is a seasoned, highly respected executive leader, advisor, and consultant. He is the co-founder and managing partner of Axies Group, a consulting company. He works with growth-minded leaders and organizations that want to propel their performance from acceptable to exceptional. His more than 35 years of experience include being the CEO of both publicly traded and privately-owned companies and advising and consulting to companies ranging from ambitious start-ups to Fortune 500s in a wide variety of industries. He and his partner, Jason Thompson, have recently published their book (released in March 2021), "Mastering Your Balance – a guide to leading and living at your full potential." It ranked #1 on Amazon for new releases. Bill also serves as the Vice President of the governing board of INI (Institute of Neuro Innovation), a neuroscience research organization involved in improving brain health in the area of depression. He is a regular lecturer at the Sol Price School of Public Policy at USC, where he lectures in leadership in a class in counterterrorism as a required part of the master's degree program.