ORRIN WOODWARD
“A person either hates losing enough to change or he hates changing enough to lose.”
WHO IS ORRIN WOODWARD?
Originally a systems engineer with a degree from Kettering University, four patents, and a national benchmarking award, Woodward became a cofounder and Chairman of Life, and a New York Times bestselling author with over 1 million books sold in nine languages. He also held a GUINNESS WORLD RECORD for the Largest Book Signing, is one of the Top 20 Most Followed Leadership Influencers on Twitter, is ranked on Inc. Magazine’s Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts, and its Top 100 Speakers list.
“You must be willing to give up what you are, to become what you want to be.”
― Orrin Woodward
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Founder and Chairman of the Board of Life
New York Times bestselling author (over one million copies sold in nine different languages)
2014's Guinness World Record | Largest Book Signing with 6,786 copies of his book And Justice for All signed in just six hours and thirty-three minutes
Ranked #20 on Inc. Magazine’s Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts
Received international acclaim for his leadership blog as one of HR’s Top 100 Blogs for management and leadership and as a universities online Top 100 Leadership Blog
2017's Richtopia's Top 200 Most Influential Authors in the World
Kettering GMI University's 2010 Entrepreneur of the Year (along with Chris Brady)
Modern Servant Leader’s Top Leadership Experts to Follow in 2015
Listed on Inc. Magazine’s Top 100 Speakers
RESOLVED: 13 Resolutions for Life, made the Top 100 All-Time Best Leadership Books List
Awarded four U.S.A. patents and won an exclusive National Technical Benchmarking Award as an engineer in the automotive industry
MAJOR PUBLICATIONS
And Justice for All: The Quest for Concord
EDGE (co-authored with Chris Brady)
Launching a Leadership Revolution (co-authored with Chris Brady)
LeaderShift (co-authored with Oliver DeMille)
Leadership and Liberty (co-authored with Chris Brady)
Leadership: Tidbits and Treasures (co-authored with Chris Brady)
Life (co-authored with Chris Brady, 2011 Gold ADDY® winner)
RESOLVED: 13 Resolutions for LIFE
The Leadership Train
Financial Fitness (co-authored with Chris Brady)
Beyond Financial Fitness (co-authored with Chris Brady)
Exposed: The Financial Matrix
“More powerful than the will to win is the courage to begin.”
― Orrin Woodward
EDUCATION
Orrin achieved his Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Kettering University (formerly GMI Engineering & Management Institute) and received business administration training from the University of Michigan.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Manufacturing Engineer, Product Engineer, Business Consultant, Entrepreneur, Public Speaker, Author, Publisher, Board Member
FAMILY
Orrin and his wife Laurie (married in 1991) have four adult children (Jordan, Christina, Lance, Jeremy) and follow the sun between residences in Michigan and Florida.
CHARITABLE FOCUS
Orrin is a Founder and Chairman of the Board of All Grace Outreach, a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization, which focuses on spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world and helping abused, abandoned, and distressed women and children.
HOBBIES & INTEREST
Orrin enjoys boating, fishing, reading, writing, traveling, playing basketball, running, and bodybuilding.
LINKS
Blog
Twitter/X
Youtube
Good Reads
Amazon
