Over his thirty two year financial services career with Ford Credit, Willie held a succession of senior level positions, managing budgets of over a billion dollars and staffs of up to 500 people. His passion for the people side of business influenced his early decision to get actively involved in how Ford Credit recruited, hired and developed its staff. He crafted recruiting strategies for colleges, job fairs and the National Black MBA Conference to help increase diversity and inclusion at all company levels.

Chairing the company's Personnel Development Committee, Willie over-saw creation of career development plans for the company's 175 mid-management level employees, mentoring them so they could thrive and succeed at Ford Credit.

Throughout his life, Willie Rivers has played a key role in the community, helping people from all socio-economic backgrounds succeed through mentoring, leadership and job training. After earning a B.A. in Economics from Grambling State University, Willie's educational legacy began at one of America's largest car companies.

In 2003, Willie founded the R&R Group, a consulting firm for both corporations and consumers focusing on customer satisfaction, diversity awareness/inclusion and financial literacy. Willie uses workshops, seminars and personal coaching to help people master financial literacy, credit and money management.

Now retired from Ford, Willie is pouring his educational passion into the Visionz Project, where he hopes to help youth succeed, professionally and financially.