Billy Ray Taylor, a renowned Global Operations Strategist and former Goodyear Tire Executive, is renowned for orchestrating successful operation turnarounds in manufacturing. During his tenure as a senior operations executive, he played a pivotal role in elevating earnings from -$38 million to surpassing $1 billion. Additionally, serving as the global head of diversity and inclusion, he spearheaded initiatives impacting 64,000 employees across 22 countries. Today, as the President and CEO of LinkedXL, Taylor leads a firm specializing in transforming organizations and leadership development. He also holds distinguished positions on the AME Executive Board of Directors, The Shingo Institute Board of Directors, and as an independent Board Member of MD Building Products Co.