“My parents taught us important life values,” Williams says, “and they always reminded us of the importance of believing in ourselves and understanding that our socio-economic conditions were not going to direct our destiny. Most importantly, they taught us the value of education. My mother always said that ‘education will be the equalizer.’ I am the last of six children, and all six of us went to college.”
Williams started out as an English major at Savannah State College before setting that aside to pursue a degree in business administration and marketing, a decision that would take him into the world of sales. The energy industry was not the first career path that he considered as a young graduate. According to Williams, his entry into the industry was a bit of fate.
“I was working at Sears in sales in the appliance department at the time,” Williams continues. “As I was getting ready to move up into a management role, a friend of the family who was working at the local gas company had mentioned a position opening up following someone’s retirement. I had mentioned to her that I was looking for new opportunities as I was determined to learn as much as I could. That is where I began working in sales at a gas company.”
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