Release Your Brilliance

Simon T. Bailey is an internationally known speaker, author and consultant and a leading authority in helping individuals and organizations release their brilliance. He is the founder of the Imagination Institute, Inc., an organization dedicated to building the world's most valuable resource - its people.

Simon has impacted the lives of over 100,000 people from around the world through his keynote addresses, workshops/programs and Internet presence. His mission is to help people find their passion, take action, and make their lives, their organizations, and ultimately their societies, better and more productive. Simon consistently receives high marks for his candid and practical approach to communicating key principles with a human touch. It is his unique ability to transform people's lives in a short period of time that has made Simon a highly sought after speaker and facilitator.

Simon's clients range from Fortune 500 companies and national associations to government agencies and educational institutions both in the U.S. and abroad. Notables include organizations such as McDonald's, Washington Mutual, Wyndham Hotels, and Walt Disney Swan & Dolphin Resort and national associations such as Meeting Professionals International, Professional Convention Management Association, Society for Human Resource Management, and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He was also the youngest speaker to ever deliver a commencement address at Florida A&M University , where he inspired more than 10,000 people.

Simon's latest book, Simon Says Dream: Live a Passionate Life, has received rave reviews and is having a profound impact on people's lives. Simon also played an integral role in the Disney Institute book Be Our Guest: Perfecting the Art of Customer Service . He has been interviewed extensively on television and radio; and articles about him have appeared in numerous publications, including Florida Trend business magazine which ran a feature story on him and selected him as its 2002 Trendsetter.

Bailey's expertise in leadership, sales and customer service was honed over two decades. Simon first achieved success as "Manager of the Year" with Hyatt Hotels and National Account Manager for the Orlando Convention and Visitors Bureau.