Hattie Hill

Hattie Hill is an international leadership development expert, business owner, best-selling author and globally renowned thought leader. As the CEO of Hattie Hill Enterprises, Inc. for more than 30 years, her organization provided leadership development for thousands of senior leaders at numerous Fortune 500 companies and major organizations throughout North America and 51 countries, including foodservice companies McDonald’s, Frito-Lay, Aramark and Compass.

Her vast experience with the Women’s Foodservice Forum (WFF) includes serving as an executive consultant to the board, member of the board of directors for the past six years and interim CEO. As an executive consultant to WFF, she has provided business strategy and oversight related to risk assessment, revenue and operations, as well as spearheaded the creation and implementation of WFF’s Global Diversity and Inclusion Initiative. In late 2013, she stepped in as the organization’s interim CEO and was named President and CEO of WFF in June 2014.

She is regularly quoted in local and national news publications, including: The Wall Street Journal and USA Today on matters concerning human relations in Corporate America and the author of three books— Smart Choices That Will Change Your Life, Smart Women-Smart Choices and Connecting to Make a Difference in Your Life.

Hattie serves on the board of the Dallas Regional Chamber, Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Sharemeister, Society of International Business Fellows (SIBF) Global Network Foundation, Emory University Gozuieta Business School and Leadership Women.

She has received numerous recognitions including: Top Texas Women in Business by Forbes Magazine, Women’s Foodservice Forum “Outstanding Board Service Award,” Minority Business Leader Award by the Dallas Business Journal, Dallas Women’s Foundation “Maura Award”, Inclusiveness Champion of the Year by Ernst & Young and Working Woman Entrepreneurial Excellence Award by Working Woman Magazine.