{"id":190,"date":"2019-09-18T14:54:06","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T14:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bpleadership.com\/?page_id=190"},"modified":"2023-07-11T18:45:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T18:45:05","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bpleadership.com\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k0pdizy4-281881e60f47263d4650cb8bb23227ea\">\n.avia-section.av-k0pdizy4-281881e60f47263d4650cb8bb23227ea{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/bpleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Bill-Purvis-on-stage-sharing.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:fixed;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-k0pdizy4-281881e60f47263d4650cb8bb23227ea main_color avia-section-small avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  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Since 2015, Cascade Hills Church has baptized a new believer every single day of the week.<\/p>\n<p>Bill has been growing leaders for over 36 years. He is the founder of BP Leadership, a leadership development company that provides monthly leadership material for personal growth to people all around the world and has done so for the past 17 years. The company has also launched its very own podcast, The BP Leadership Podcast, on all major streaming services.<\/p>\n<p>Bill has had the honor of being selected to speak at his friend and mentor, John C. Maxwell\u2019s \u201cChallenge 1000\u201d for two years. You also may have seen him on Fox &amp; Friends, USA Radio Network \u201cPoint of View\u201d, 100 Huntley Street, and The Leon Show International, to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>He has been a guest speaker at the following corporate events; Restaurant Concepts, Inc., Goodwill Industries International, and many more. 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