The Wizard Offers Visual Artists a Unique Illustration Opportunity

There are certain people destined to make their indelible mark on the industry in which they work. Some have talent and influence that spills over into the lives and businesses in other industries. The brilliant and inestimable Roy H. Williams, aka the Wizard of Ads, is such a person.

To give you some idea of the scope of interest and depth of energy of this true Renaissance man, Williams has not only conceived and built the most unusual learning center in the U.S. on 22 acres in Austin, he's also seen his dream of the Chapel Dulcinea, pictured here, constructed and put to use. Read about this beautiful edifice and learn why it is a free Wedding Chapel that is a testament to his many faceted personality. And, what the heck, sign up to get hitched there while you are at it.

It's interesting how you discover strangers who come into your life and make a marked difference. Regular readers have previously been introduced to marketing maven Michele Miller. She pens the Wonderbranding for Women blog. It is one of the most respected and trafficked marketing blogs in the business. A mutual friend from Sedona, Sharon Hooper,who is a personal spiritual life coach there, was the first to encourage me to start blogging and she told me about Michele's blog. That was in 2004. I doggedly hung on to publishing PDF newsletters until 2007 and wish I hadn't.

I did heed Sharon's advice about reading Michele's blog and I have been well rewarded for following it. Besides her own invaluable insights, she is part of the team Roy Williams has put together that makes up the Wizard Academy. The description on the Academy Web site reads as follows:

Wizard Academy® is a progressive new kind of business school in Austin, Texas.
Our objective is to improve the communication skills of advertisers, artists, educators, architects, ministers, authors, inventors, salespeople, journalists and musicians.