Nido Qubein has written more than a dozen books on leadership, sales, communication, and achievement; recorded scores of audio-visual learning systems; and hundreds of client-customized products.

Nido Qubein is the president of High Point University , a liberal arts institution with approximately 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students from 50 countries and 44 states at campuses in High Point and Winston-Salem , North Carolina . The university offers 68 undergraduate majors, 33 minors, and six graduate-degree programs. It is accredited by the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and is a member of the NCAA, Division I and the Big South Conference.

Nido Qubein serves as advisor to some of America's best corporate leaders sharing his extensive business acumen and entrepreneurial spirit to help their companies grow and thrive.

He is chairman of three companies including Great Harvest Bread Company (218 stores in 41 states) and Creative Services, Inc. (consulting). He serves on the Executive Committee and Board of the 9th largest financial institution in the U.S. , BB&T, which has over $115 billion in assets, and on the corporate board of La-Z-Boy Corporation, one of the world's largest and most recognized furniture retailers. As a motivational speaker, he encourages businesses and organizations throughout the world on how to improve their vision and achieve success.

The National Speakers Association named its Philanthropy Award for Nido. His home city (High Point, N.C.) named him Philanthropist of the Year, as did the Triad Association of Fundraising Executives. The Qubein Foundation has awarded more than $3 million to more than 600 students and to scholarship endowments at several universities. He has chaired many campaigns to help non-profits, and lives by William Barclay's mantra: "Always give without remembering; always receive without forgetting."

Nido Qubein invests one-third of his life in earning, one-third in learning, and one-third in serving. His bio clearly illustrates the life of a person who cares. He is chairman-emeritus of the National Speakers Association Foundation, and is a former trustee on the national YMCA Board of Directors. Over the years, he has served on more than 30 voluntary boards including the High Point Community Foundation and the National Board of American Humanics.

The list of awards and recognitions Nido Qubein has received is long. It includes The Cavett, Ambassador of Free Enterprise, The Ellis Island Medal of Honor, Citizen of the Year, Distinguished Alumnus, The Golden Gavel, Master of Influence, Business Leader of the Year, High Point Citizen of the Year, Horatio Alger Award for Distinguished Americans, The Order of the Long Leaf Pine (North Carolina’s highest civilian honor) and literally dozens more.