Speakers
Joe Watson
Joe Watson is CEO of Without Excuses and StrategicHire, located in Reston, VA.
Watson’s Without Excuses organization delivers professional development programs across a wide swath of executive skills – both hard and soft skills. Additionally, Watson specializes in the placement of diverse middle- and senior-level management personnel across a broad range of industries.
In 2001, Joe Watson served as Director of Personnel, for Virginia Governor Mark Warner’s Transition Team with primary responsibility for the construction of Governor Warner’s Cabinet and senior staff. Prior to this work, Watson spent significant time with the Eastman Kodak Company, the Gartner Group and Robert Half International.
Watson is a cofounder of The Exchange, an African American CEO Council. He is also a member of the Marathon Club Advisory Board, chairman of the Virginia High Tech Partnership, former chairman of the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce, and he sits on the boards of several commercial entities.
Watson is a frequent speaker to a diverse array of organizations and corporations. A sampling includes: MetLife, Sodexho USA, BDPA, Executive Leadership Council, MTV Networks, Lifetime Television, National Black MBA Entrepreneur’s Conference, NAMIC, Women’s Business Network, Conference of Minority Public Administrators, Time Warner, Freddie Mac, Hampton University, Sallie Mae and many others.
An engaging keynote speaker and accomplished entrepreneur, Joe Watson has been seen on television on shows such as The Today Show, CNN, Fox News Network, and PBS; and he has been heard on radio stations such as XM Satellite, Sirius, Fox News, and CBS Market Watch. Publications that have featured his forward-thinking perspective include The New York Times, Fast Company Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, USA Today, Black Enterprise, Business 2.0, American Way Magazine and many others.
Watson’s book, Without Excuses: Unleash the Power of Diversity to Build Your Business, was published in November 2006 by St. Martin’s Press.
Joe Watson is a passionate advocate for progress though excellence and truth. His personal slogan for success is “Subtle Pressure, Relentlessly Applied.”
