Bill Denzel has more than 25 years of experience in the content creation and publishing industry. He is currently Manager of Content Production at LinkedIn. Previously, he served as Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Creative Officer and Vice President of Publishing at GL Publishing / Regal Books, Vice President of Marketing at Barna Group, and Publisher at Joni and Friends. He also worked at the Los Angeles office of advertising agency Foote, Cone and Belding.

With a broad range of expertise in a wide range of functions, including content creation, licensing, acquisitions, contract negotiations, marketing, branding, advertising, strategy, art direction, design, production, editorial and overall team management, Bill’s experience is a valuable resource for Denzel Creative clients.

Denzel has worked with many bestselling authors such as Coach John Wooden, Neil T. Anderson, George Barna, Shane Claiborne, Dennis Rainey, Gary Smalley, Joni Eareckson Tada, David Kinnaman, Andy Crouch and John Perkins, to name just a few. He was instrumental in the creation and launch of many bestselling books including The Tech-Wise Family by Andy Crouch, Moments Together for Couples by Dennis and Barbara Rainey, and Victory over the Darkness by Neil Anderson, which has sold more than two million copies. 

Denzel Creative, LLC, has served many world-changing organizations such as Joni and Friends and Barna Group. While working with Barna, Bill served numerous Fortune 500 clients including Paramount Pictures, NBC/Universal, Sony, DreamWorks, Pepperdine University and others.

His professional background includes time in the advertising, publishing and research industries, and in the nonprofit sector as well. He has held positions as a writer, creative director, marketing director, vice president of marketing, vice president of publishing and has served in C-level leadership as chief marketing officer and chief creative officer. 

In the past few years Bill has given lectures at Westmont College, Biola University, the Jubilee Conference and Barna Labs on branding, storytelling and the creative calling. He is passionate about mentoring the next generation and helping them discover their purpose in life. He is the coauthor of You on Purpose: Discover Your Calling and Create the Life You Were Meant to Live.

Denzel’s education includes a BA in English from UCLA and an MBA from California State University, Northridge, with a concentration in management. He also spent a year studying at UC Berkeley. He and his wife, Amorisa, live in Southern California and have two children.