Lincoln, Nebraska Metropolitan Area
Bill Eckstrom is the CEO and founder of the Ecsell Institute. Bill’s professional career path has encompassed sales, sales leadership, and executive leadership with both private and publicly traded companies. In 2008, he established Ecsell Institute to fill a void he personally experienced in the coaching and leadership profession within businesses. Since then, Ecsell’s research and improvement programming has also been utilized in the athletic and academic worlds, spawning his new start-ups Ecsell Sports and Ecsell Education in 2020. In 2017 and again in 2022, Bill was invited to the TEDx stage where he shared his research and experiences in renowned talks that have been viewed by more than five million people throughout the world. Bill co-authored the book The Coaching Effect: What great leaders do to increase sales, enhance performance, and sustain growth which was introduced in April, 2019, and spent many years on the best-seller list. As a result of his experiences in business and athletics, along with his company’s research-based findings, Bill is a popular guest on podcasts, radio shows and has been featured in Forbes and Inc. magazines, and many other publications. His work as a speaker is highly regarded throughout the world. While his audiences call him “profoundly authentic,” “highly entertaining,” and more, Bill is most proud of the fact his material is based on Ecsell’s research—he does not present motivational fluff. Lincoln, Nebraska is home for Bill and his wife. Together they have three children, Will Jr, Claire, and Maddie. Philanthropically, Bill prefers a very hands-on approach as evidenced by his involvement and passion-- therapy dog work. Bill also has a strong need to be in the outdoors and finds time each year to spend in field and stream with his children and close friends.
As CEO, I will work closely with our President in search for new business opportunities in the coaching marketplace, and put an emphasis on new and upcoming divisions under the EcSell Institute brand.
EcSell is a membership community for senior sales managers and their sales management teams. EcSell Institute is turning ordinary sales managers into extraordinary sales coaches by helping them apply our sales coaching formula for excellence.
Vistage is the world’s largest and most comprehensive executive coaching organization for small and midsize businesses with $1M - $1B in revenue. Solutions are purpose-built for all leadership levels, including CEOs, key executives, business owners, and emerging leaders. Members meet with their peers in confidential group meetings facilitated by accomplished executive-level coaches to help solve their most complex issues.
Took the role as SVP of Business development in the Fall of 2004. By 2007 the organization’s stock price had doubled and at years end, new sales revenue had grown 280%.
Became the District Sales Manager for a national medical equipment company and was quickly promoted to Regional Sales Manager. Within two years, I was promoted to U.S. Director of Sales. During this four year stretch (inclusive of 9/11), sales increased over 80%.