" Bill Phillips Body-for-LIFE Creator, New York Times best-selling author, magazine publisher, documentary filmmaker, entrepreneur, inventor, self-made multi-millionaire, motivator."

In this Genius Network interview, Joe Polish interviews Body-for-LIFE Creator

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About Bill Phillips

Bill Phillips has thus far proved unstoppable. Now, he has his sights set on scaling what he calls the "Mt. Everest of health and fitness goals": Transform America from worst to first-to make it the healthiest country in the world within 10 years. Described recently by Outside magazine as "the most successful fitness author of all time," Phillips' runaway bestseller Body-for-LIFE has sold in excess of 4 million copies. The 12-week guide to achieving mental and physical strength has topped the charts in 11 different countries-including the U.S., England, Japan, Australia, Greece and Finland-and was, in 2004, named among the Top 15 bestselling books of the past decade by USA Today.

His latest work, Eating for Life, created to help inspire and guide even more people to improve their health and lift their quality of life to new heights, has already become another New York Times bestseller. 

Bill Phillips comes from humble beginnings, having started his own publishing business out of the second bedroom in his apartment with an initial investment of just $185. His start-up business grew into a multimillion-dollar empire, which included Muscle Media magazine, one of the nation's most popular health and fitness monthlies, as well as both MET-Rx and EAS-the world's leading distributors of performance health foods. Over the last 10 years alone, these Phillips-inspired brands have generated more than $1.5 billion in worldwide revenue. Body-for-LIFE book sales have generated over $100 million.

Over the years, Phillips has served as "personal trainer" to a who's who list of Hollywood icons and world champion athletes, including Sylvester Stallone, Demi Moore and John Elway. But what he's most proud of is his work with the Make-A-Wish Foundation and more recently as an adviser to the United States Department of Health and Human Services on programs to resolve the pandemic of childhood obesity.

Phillips has been asked to share his expert advice and insight for publications such as USA Today, Modern Maturity, Woman's World, the L.A. Times, and for television programs including NBC's Today Show, CBS' The Early Show, Montel Williams, the Wayne Brady Show, CNN and Fox News.

Phillips has received many honors for his work including the Make-A-Wish Foundation's highest award. He was also honored by Paul Newman and the late John F. Kennedy, Jr., as one of America's most generous business leaders. The United States Junior Chamber of Commerce honored Phillips in January 2000 as one of Ten Outstanding Young Americans. Bill was also chosen to help carry the Olympic torch on its relay across America for the 2002 Olympic Games.

Bill Phillips presently resides in Los Angeles, Golden, Colorado, and Maui.