With a more efficient operating structure, the sky’s the limit for his firm. “I see us securing at least one corporate contract with a Fortune 100 company, filling vacant consulting slots, and rolling out new service offerings in the coming year,” Williams says.

As for his journey to self-confidence, Williams hopes to inspire others. “I want to show people that a little black boy who grew up in the ghetto, struggled with his self-esteem, and some days still struggling, can break through all of those traumatic walls, achieve and heal.”

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