About William

Dr. William Attaway

Dr. William Attaway is an Executive Mindset and Leadership Coach, a pastor, an author, and a podcaster who helps high-performance entrepreneurs, agency owners, and their teams to conquer challenges & maximize potential with Clear-Minded Focus, Calm Control, & Confidence. As the Founder of Catalytic Leadership LLC, and with nearly 30 years of experience leading and coaching leaders, he speaks, teaches, and writes on Catalytic Leadership and the Catalytic Mindset, serving clients all over the world through 1:1 and group coaching.

William’s work as an author includes his most recent Amazon best selling book, Catalytic Leadership: 12 Keys to Becoming an Intentional Leader Who Makes a Difference (2022). His first book, Lead: Leadership Lessons from the (Not So) Minor Prophets (2014) also achieved Amazon best seller rank. 

William currently serves as the Lead Pastor at Southview Community Church in Herndon, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), where he has served for the last 19 years. He holds a Ph.D. in Old Testament (emphasis in Biblical Backgrounds and Archaeology), has taught courses in Old and New Testament Survey and the Pentateuch for Washington University of Virginia and Itawamba Community College, and has worked for two seasons on the team of an archaeological dig at Tall el-Hammam in Jordan.

He has been married to his wife Charlotte for 25 years, and they have two daughters.

You can connect with William on LinkedIn at  https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamattaway/