B.Comm LLB(Hons) MBA(Harv) TEDx Fulbright Convenor

Bill Lang is a business educator, coach and advisor with a passion for helping businesses achieve peak performance through individual skill development, strategy execution and capitalising on the opportunities presented by the digital transformation across all industries.

His 30 years’ experience in building better businesses across a range of industries and countries began at top tier consulting firms, and then in his own businesses which serve clients operating in over 50 countries.

His entrepreneurial journey began with ‘Dr Dog’, a fast-growing hotdog selling start-up founded while studying at Melbourne University. By the time Bill had graduated as a Baker Scholar from Harvard Business School, he’d co-founded internet businesses in Australia and Silicon Valley that culminated in a $120 million global alliance with AT&T and British Telecom.

A lifelong learner, Bill is an ‘entrepreneur educator and an educational entrepreneur’. He is a former faculty member at Melbourne University, McKinsey’s Business Analyst Program and the Institute of advanced Business Studies.

Bill has coached countless business owners and leaders while working at KPMG and McKinsey & Company, and in a number of specialist consulting businesses. He has helped businesses raise over $130m in start-up capital from venture funds and several clients have achieved market capitalisation growth in excess of $1b.

More recently, Bill has coached a number of business leaders in the healthcare, education and artificial intelligence sectors.

Bill has advised governments at all levels across a range of sectors. He has advised numerous ministerial councils, including the Small Business Ministerial Council, and he was a delegate at the G20 Small Business Summit held in Australia in 2014.

He is a passionate advocate for the vital contribution small businesses make in local communities, and to the broader economy. Through Small Business Australia, Bill advocates for better outcomes for the small business sector so they can not just survive, but thrive.