A world class international speaker, Billy Graham is New Zealand’s best-loved motivator and fitness advisor. Bold, humorous and brimming over with energy and enthusiasm, Billy is passionate about inspiring people to increase their potential. He stresses the importance of combining a healthy body with a healthy attitude and of making the most of very opportunity, talking to a wide cross-section of the community. Billy delights in telling stories of his own to show that anyone can make it. Having left school unable to read or write, Billy took up butchering, later teaching at 3 New Zealand colleges, and developing his own business as an international motivational speaker and fitness advisor. He has spoken at some of the most prestigious guest platforms in the world, having delivered keynote presentations in the UK, USA, Singapore, Malaysia and Australia, appearing numerous times on national television, in local and national newspapers and radio. No small achievement for a dyslexic who left school at 14! Having spent a lifetime involved in sport and physical fitness, Billy has designed a unique fitness product complete with endorsements from the US Air Force Academy and Floyd Patterson; ex-world heavy weight champion. A former New Zealand and Australasian light welterweight boxing champion, Billy has achieved success through goal setting and determination. In January 2006 Billy established the Naenae Boxing Academy; a charitable work which is the fulfillment of a life-long dream to have his own boy’s club in his troubled home town of Naenae. In 2011 Billy received the national title of New Zealander of the Year Local Hero and in 2012 Billy’s second book ‘Making Champion Men’, based on his experiences mentoring Kiwi youth was shown at the 2013 Frankfurt International Book Fair. Billy is having a significant impact on a supportive community. He loves people! His warm and enthusiastic presentation captivates business executives and children alike.