Brett Williams
Consultant
As a consultant for Executive Bench, Brett Williams leverages his unique background in counseling and psychology to support his clients in shaping impactful leaders. He works with organizations across industries, ranging from manufacturing and technology to healthcare and food and beverage companies, and helps their executives develop critical leadership skills and identify opportunities for growth.
Toward the start of his working life and prior to entering the world of leadership development, Brett worked in restaurants for 13 years as a chef, where he sharpened his ability to work efficiently and diligently in fast-paced environments. His time in the service industry also enabled him to acquire an invaluable skill: the ability to work seamlessly with people of diverse and varying backgrounds. It comes as no surprise, then, that treating others with respect, dignity, and empathy forms a vital part of Brett’s core values, which he applies to his work every day. He is inherently observant and a sharp listener—his work is more than just a job, and his clients’ success is truly paramount to him. Additionally, being able to connect with clients on an individual level and watching large impact stem from seemingly small changes are extremely rewarding for him.
Outside of work, you can find Brett with his family and his dog, enjoying the outdoors, listening to podcasts, and, of course, in the kitchen, where he’s cooking something absolutely amazing and pairing it with a bottle of wine.
CONTACTEducation
• The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
PhD, Counseling and Counselor Education
• The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
MS, College Counseling and Student Development
• Wake Forest University
BA, Psychology
Clients
As we evolve our leadership and succession practices to align with our growth agenda, RHR has been a trusted partner in bringing objective data and insights on our talent to better shape our future.
Tapaswee Chandele, Global Head, Talent and Development
Succession planning done right builds internal bench strength for smooth leadership transitions. RHR provides a second set of eyes on our top talent, and helps us focus their development to maximize their potential.
Anonymous, Chief Human Resources Officer
Working with the team from RHR was a pleasure. They were able to enhance and complement our programming and accelerate the growth and development of our employees.
Joseph Hirt, Director, Leadership Development
I have worked with the RHR International team for over four years across two different companies, and I have seen the impact of our partnership manifested through improved leadership, heightened levels of candor and awareness, and more thoughtful and informed succession decisions. Since the early days of our partnership, they have consistently modeled an intent to help leaders be “the best versions of themselves” by leveraging rigorous assessment data that in turn has led to powerful conversations and, more importantly, behavior change.
Stacey Panayiotou, Executive Vice President, Human Resources
The rigor with which our talent has been assessed by the RHR team offers us an objective foundation on which we can support our leaders in strengthening and building their leadership competence. As a result of our partnership with RHR, our leaders will be better prepared, personally and professionally, to tackle the opportunities and challenges ahead.
Jeff Lindeman, Group Director, Operations
