Simon T. Bailey

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Simon T. Bailey is a globally recognized speaker, author, and thought leader who empowers individuals and organizations to spark brilliance and thrive through resilience and purpose. As the author of Resilience@Work, Simon T. Bailey shares powerful strategies to help people rise above challenges, embrace authenticity, and lead lives of impact and fulfillment.

His personal journey is one of perseverance and breakthrough. From overcoming academic hurdles in high school to navigating the emotional toll of divorce and a battle with cancer, Simon T. Bailey has turned adversity into fuel for impact. These defining experiences shaped his belief that strength and brilliance are catalysts for lasting transformation—both personally and professionally.

For more than 30 years, Simon T. Bailey has led with purpose—from frontline roles in the hospitality industry to leadership at Disney, where he served as sales director for the Disney Institute. Today, Simon T. Bailey speaks on stages around the world, having reached audiences in over 50 countries with his message of resilience, brilliance, and human potential.

Simon T. Bailey’s academic accomplishments include a Summa Cum Laude master’s degree from Faith Christian University and three honorary doctorates awarded for his global influence. Most recently, Cleary University recognized his contributions by awarding him a Doctorate of Science in Business Administration.

As the founder of Brilliant Coaching and the BrilliantU community, Simon T. Bailey equips individuals and teams with the mindset and tools to thrive in today’s ever-changing world. Whether coaching executives, training leaders, or keynoting major events, Simon T. Bailey is on a mission to spark brilliance in everyone he meets.

With each speech, story, and strategy, Simon T. Bailey continues to ignite transformation—guiding others to live with intention, lead with heart, and create lasting impact.

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How to Lead Your Team into a Thriving Future

Empower High-Performance Teams: Cultivate resilience through targeted mindset, skillset, and willpower development. Equip your workforce with adaptive tools to meet evolving market demands and drive sustainable growth swiftly.

Key Takeaways

Process
- Leverage research from the State of Working America – Thriving in Resilience and Brilliance
- Agile Coaching: Deliver targeted insights to boost motivation and engagement
- Well-being Focus: Maximize productivity by optimizing team health and potential

Payoff
- Skill Empowerment: Equip teams with critical abilities to excel in dynamic environments
-Personalized Engagement: Tailor approaches to drive individual buy-in and performance
-People-Centric Execution: Achieve results through consistent, collaborative, human-focused strategies

Resilience@Work – Thriving in Selling

Supercharge your sales career by mastering the art of resilience-driven selling. Learn to leverage empathy and authenticity to boost performance and enrich your life, regardless of economic conditions.

Process:

1. Dive into expert strategies for resilience-based selling
2. Collaborate with a dynamic peer group of 3–5
3. Uncover your unique personality archetype for sales success

Payoff:

1. Skyrocket your confidence and customer rapport
2. Harness your authentic self to close more deals
3. Transform customers into lifelong brand advocates

Elevate your game. Be the sales pro who doesn’t just sell products but creates customers for life.

Spark Customers for Life

In today's oversaturated market, average service is extinct. Simon reveals the transformative insight from his seven years as a Disney cast member and sales director of the Disney Institute that elevates customer experiences from mundane to magical.

Key Takeaways

Process

- Cut through digital noise with emotional connections
- Turn every interaction into a "wow" moment
- Harness the power of being a “plus in a minus world” creates viral, organic growth

Engage customers' heads, hearts, and hands for unshakeable loyalty

Testimonials

On behalf of New York City SHRM, I highly recommend Dr. Simon T. Bailey! Select Dr. Simon T. Bailey as your keynote speaker! Simon presented the closing keynote, ‘Shift Your Brilliance: Navigating and Flourishing in the Evolving Workplace’, at New York City SHRM’s Annual HR Conference, Navigating NEXT. His message was timely, powerful, and inspirational! His presentation style was engaging and energetic. Add to that a very joyful, infectious laugh, and you have presentation gold. On behalf of New York City SHRM, I highly recommend Dr. Simon T. Bailey!

– JANET HOFFMANN - President of HR Aligned Design

Simon is one of the most gifted and charismatic speakers I’ve ever met. His sole purpose in life is to improve the lives of others and bring them to live lives of true brilliance & passion, operating from levels higher than they ever thought possible. He was the keynote speaker for our first-ever True to You Leadership Summit and had everyone in the room engaged and eager for more. His larger-than-life energy engulfed the room and made you feel like he was sharing his wisdom directly with you. Simon is a difference-maker with a very special set of skills. Thanks, Simon, for all you do to make us brilliant.

– CAMYE MACKEY - Chief People Officer, Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena

He set the perfect tone for our conference. It was terrific to have Simon as the host and a keynote speaker at our virtual annual conference. His positivity, joy, and sense of humor are contagious. He’s an energetic speaker with a natural curiosity and he set the perfect tone for our conference.

– WYLECIA WIGGS HARRIS, PHD, CAE - Chief Executive Officer at American Health Information Management Association

"Simon delivered the opening Keynote for our ESPA Conference and what a great start!" This was a virtual event so we needed someone with positive energy and enthusiasm to get everyone inspired and capture people’s attention and Simon’s talk certainly accomplished this. Simon was careful to incorporate direct references, tips and take-aways for our industry which was a great strength of the program. He earned great ratings from our attendees. I will definitely consider him for other event opportunities and I highly recommend him for program content on business, communications and leadership topics.

– LYNN MCCULLOUGH - Executive Director and Meetings Manager of CMA Association Management