Brian brings the Magic to nonprofit CEO leadership! I had the privilege of partnering with him when I represented Disney for many years on his board for the Heart of Florida United Way. Together we leveraged our combined resources to elevate our community in lasting ways. Brian is a committed, well-organized, trusted leader who made a significant difference in the lives of many Central Florida citizens. His book highlights how he made the Magic happen for his nonprofits.

As a member of both the national and local boards of our Boys & Girls Clubs, I experienced firsthand Brian’s passionate work ethic and his incredible talents as a proficient fundraising CEO. Together, we created an initiative to highlight the importance of planned giving in the charity’s overall strategic plan, and the impact of our efforts were immediate and far reaching. He was also focused like a laser on improving the quality of our board and its work product, which resulted in elevating the overall charity’s profile and results.

As board chair during Brian’s tenure at the Louisville Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, I observed, firsthand, his leadership skills in action. He adeptly led numerous natural disaster responses for Kentucky and Southern Indiana, was consistently successful at raising the necessary funds to expand our state’s emergency service capacities, and was a fervent networker and collaborator throughout the community. His legacy of leadership continues today, especially in his efforts that led to the creation of an Armed Forces Emergency Services Call Center that supports our military personnel and their families here at home. Brian has a wealth of experience and proven success in the nonprofit arena, and I would urge any up-and-coming CEO to follow the powerful advice in his first book if they want to truly hit the ground running.

Throughout my association with Brian, I have seldom heard him use the word I, always deflecting praise to others and constantly looking for the next challenge, traits of a true leader. Quietly, he is a mentor to so many people, and this book will guide leaders to achieve success.

Brian consistently combines his passionate leadership style and creative insights with his tactical knowledge and networking to skillfully deliver visionary new programs that enrich the community. His experience will provide insight for new nonprofit CEOs.

Good leaders do not do things by themselves, but they motivate others to join them to reach their vision and mission. I partnered with Brian and his team to generate support to have our shared vision become a reality. His book is your guide to leadership success as a CEO.

As the Mayor of the City of Louisville during Brian’s tenure as our Red Cross CEO, I had the pleasure of seeing firsthand his ability to bring community partners together to enact change for the citizens in our community and to serve clients beyond our city. As well as leading the charge in innumerable local disasters and city-wide challenges, Brian and I were proud to join forces to serve thousands of displaced New Orleans residents during Hurricane Katrina, which just exemplifies Brian’s breadth of hearty service delivery and leadership skills. He is a strong change-agent in any community that he serves in, and his guidance in this book for new nonprofit CEOs and their boards will result in success for those who take the time to enact his strategies.

Brian is a passionate leader who boldly took our nonprofit and its board to the next level. He put programs and procedures in place that improved our outcomes in both dollars and life-changing metrics for our kids and our community. His book will help your nonprofit establish your own metrics.

Brian Quail is the rare nonprofit leader who successfully strikes the delicate balance between being a CEO charged with running a business entity and successfully managing a volunteer board, comprising community leaders and CEOs. Brian is a courageous leader willing to hold others and the organization accountable to the company’s core values and mission.

Brian is an energetic, innovative, and passionate CEO. As a board chair during Brian’s tenure, I’ve witnessed, firsthand, his exceptional fundraising skill and his ability to motivate others, even those who, initially, felt they were uncomfortable asking for donations. Brian developed partnerships and created new programs that still exist today and continue to make a positive difference in the lives we serve. I learned a great deal from Brian and am grateful for all he did for our organization, our community, and our commonwealth. His book is a resource on how CEOs and board members can partner together in their community.

Brian is a leader who is passionate and driven to helping those in need. I was a part of his management team for seven years witnessing his high standards along with motivating our team to be the very best. His fundraising skills and desire to create programs were based on meeting needs that were a part of our mission critical work. His book will provide you with thinking critically and analytically to be an impactful CEO.

Brian was a proactive leader in addressing legal issues before they developed into major problems. As our CEO, he was always on top of reviewing important contracts and legal documents with our firm. His attention to detail and thoughtful analysis are a standard for other nonprofit CEOs to follow. His book highlights how to take these proactive steps.

Brian was a motivational boss who held me to extremely high standards. His energetic way of managing our staff created in me the desire to implement his practices throughout my own nonprofit executive career. I am excited for other nonprofit executives and boards to get this behind-the-scenes look at how he operates.

Brian is a leader who inspires volunteers to go above and beyond in giving of their time, talent, and treasure—joyfully. His humble insights on how he leads are invaluable, and this book is a must-read.

Brian has a knowledge and understanding of nonprofit finances that most CEOs may not possess. As his finance chair, I found his understanding of nonprofit accounting and rules extremely helpful as we provided our monthly financial reports to the board and Executive Committee. New CEOs will benefit from his guidance on the importance of fiscal reporting to donors and community stakeholders.

Brian Quail’s advice works! He promoted me into the Resource Development Department where I developed passive income streams to deliver better ROI and offset the labor- and capital-intensive event fundraising. The assignment to diversify income, independent of the Events Department, was courageous on Brian’s part since the events were championed by board members and major donors. Brian’s wisdom prevailed, as relationships produced funding for club-specific activities at no cost, capital, or labor to the clubs. In addition, his efforts to consolidate fundraising, governance, and other aspects of BGCBC created parity and consistency among clubs and positioned it to survive COVID.