Dick W. Powell grew up in Largo, Florida on a dead-end street which ended in a swamp. He finished high school and worked for General Telephone Company where he began as a lineman and worked his way up to retire after thirty years as the Interim Director of Outside Plant Instruction.

He then went on to build several successful companies as well as becoming a spokesperson for a large manufacturing company located in northern California. It was here that he discovered that what he had always done was what he was supposed to do—help others help themselves to realize their dreams.

Dick is a Certified Life Purpose and Business Coach. He trained with the Life Purpose Institute. He is also a Certified Speaker, Teacher, Coach, and a Founding Partner with the John C. Maxwell Group.