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Billy Price

Founder
BILLY Footwear
Country or state 
United States (Washington)
Available to 
Global
City 
Seattle
Fee 
Languages 
English
Volunteer
Yes

Personal Details

Bio

Born and raised in Issaquah, Washington (30 minutes east of Seattle), Billy Price grew up very active in sports. Hiking and camping were staples. Mountain biking was a frequent treat. At eighteen, he left home and entered college. He was on top of the world, as the cliche goes. And then in a moment, his life changed forever.

On October 9, 1996, Billy fell from a three-story window, broke multiple vertebrae and damaged his spinal cord causing permanent paralysis. The medical diagnosis? Quadriplegia. And the world that Billy was accustomed to—a world filled with fierce independence—was gone. Instead, Billy spent the next five-months of his life at the University of Washington Medical Center piecing his life back together both physically and mentally. Forced to grapple with either success or sorrow, Billy opted to focus on the function he still had instead of letting the thought of what he had lost consume him. Inch by inch, day by day, he improved, not in the sense of reversing paralysis, but in the sense of building confidence and gaining strength in what he had.

Following his rehabilitation, Billy returned to college and finished his mechanical engineering degree. He relearned how to drive. He took the ski slopes back as a sit skier. He landed a job with the Federal Aviation Administration. He bought a condominium and started living on his own...until he met the love of his life and got married. And all that aside, somewhere along the way he connected with his longtime friend Darin Donaldson and started a shoe company that continues to grow and impact lives.

Life is a journey. Enjoy it! Embrace and receive what life has to offer. Find strength in the storms. Be a person of action. Build on what you have. Hold on to hope. Have courage. Move forward.

We all have a story. We cannot go back and rewrite how our story begins. But we can change how our story ends. It all comes down to choice And the choice to change can be made today. Giddy-up!

Current position (1)

Founder

BILLY Footwear

Degrees (1)
Mechanical Engineering
University of Washington
1996 to 2002

Presentations

Presentations (4)
Game Changer South Africa – “Leaning In”

“Turning adversity into an asset, hear how Billy Price, co-founder of BILLY Footwear, turned a solution for his own challenges into a solution for many. “
Theme Takeaway: Inspirational, Motivational, Visionary, Entrepreneur

University of Washington Mechanical Engineering Dept – “Opportunities- what is holding you back?”

Theme Takeaway: Inspirational, Motivational, overcoming obstacles,

UW Medicine- “Billy Price Story”

Theme Takeaway: Inspirational, Motivational, overcoming obstacles, Entrepreneur, Diversity and Inclusion

Loose Threads- Podcast- “Inside the consumer economy “Universole”

Theme Takeaway: Inspirational, Motivational, overcoming obstacles, Entrepreneur, Visionary, Diversity and Inclusion

Past talks (1)
Leaning In
Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout National Breakfast
Denver Colorado Hotel Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center
May 31, 2019
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Expertise (12)

Leadership
Travel & Adventure
Design
Business
Sport & Hobbies
Universal Design Overcoming Adversity Inspirational Leadership Public Speaking conquering your goals postive thinking inventors

Awards & certifications (1)

Eagle Scout
Boy Scouts of America
1994
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Why choose me? 

We all have a story. We cannot go back and rewrite how our story begins. But change how it ends

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