| Roy H. Williams | |
| Birth Date: | 29 March 1958 |
| Occupation: | Author, Marketing consultant |
| Organization: | Wizard of Ads Wizard Academy (non-profit) |
| Spouse: | Pennie |
Roy Hollister Williams is a best selling author and marketing consultant best known for his Wizard of Ads trilogy. He is founder of the Wizard Academy institute and lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife Pennie.
Williams was born March 29, 1958, in Dallas, Texas and grew up in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma where he met his future wife Pennie while in high school. Williams attended Oklahoma State University before dropping out after day two.
Williams produces and publishes a free weekly column and podcast titled the Monday Morning Memo.[1] Williams also hosts a live webcast on the second Monday of each month called "Wizard of Ads LIVE".[2]
All three books included in William's Wizard of Ads Trilogy including: The Wizard of Ads, Secret Formulas of the Wizard of Ads, Magical Worlds of the Wizard of Ads, have been featured on the Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestsellers lists.[3]
Williams founded Wizard Academy in May 2000 as a non-profit 501c3 educational institution located in Austin, Texas. The institution's goal was to provide in-depth teaching of the communication arts and the principles and philosophy espoused in Williams Wizard of Ads trilogy. The Academy was the brainchild of his wife, Pennie Williams, as a way to get her husband off the road.
During a brainstorming session at Wizard Academy, Williams came up with the idea for the PropertyGuys.com unique round real estate sign.[4] [5]