Orrin Woodward: LIFE Leadership
Quick Facts:
- 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
- Travels from: Port St. Lucie, FL
- **Fee range: On Request
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