Trust & friendship leading to phenomenal business success - Bill Noble Ep 192

William F. Noble Jr. (Bill) is the CEO & Founder of West Point Optical Group LLC, the largest Pearle Vision franchisee with 75 locations in Ohio (20), Michigan (15), Arizona (9), Pennsylvania (7),  Kentucky (7), Indiana (6), Florida (5), Georgia (3) and Colorado (3).  With over twenty years’ experience in Healthcare and Optical Retail Operations, Bill is a visionary leader with a diverse cross functional management background and a successful track record of delivering outstanding results.

Bill began his career at McKinsey & Co. serving as an Associate where he worked on engagements supporting several large multi-national corporations.  Leaving McKinsey in 1998 with a desire to apply his analytical and leadership skills in corporate America, Bill joined Caesars Entertainment where he served as SVP and General Manager for casino properties in Las Vegas, Missouri and Louisiana.  From there, Bill started his retail career at Limited Brands and eventually worked Toys R Us, Lord & Taylor, Walmart and Caleres before ultimately landing at Luxottica Retail North America where he served as SVP of Retail Operations for the LensCrafters brand.  In 2014, with a profound interest in building and owning his own business through franchising, Bill founded West Point Optical Group, LLC. His colleagues value Bill’s willingness to go to any length for the greater good of the company while maintaining a positive attitude coupled with a ‘no excuses’ commitment to results. A unique leader with a strong military background, Bill has created a competitively fun environment centered on patient focused values, teamwork and high achievement.

Great success is achieved with discipline and a commitment to hard work. These have been central tenets of Bill’s academic, athletic and professional career. Bill graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1986 with a B.S. in Engineering Management where he was also a member of the Army Football team. Bill served in the U. S. Army for six years and attended a number of advanced training schools including airborne and the Rotary Wing Aviator Course, in which he qualified as a helicopter pilot. Bill served in Camp Casey, Korea flying utility helicopters and had the honor to serve at Fort Lewis, Washington where he was selected to command a helicopter support unit flying the UH-60A Blackhawk. After completing his military service, Bill attended the Harvard Business School, where he earned an MBA in Finance and General Management.

Bill grew up in Albany, GA where he went to Westover High School, home of the Patriots. Bill’s current interests include fitness, sports and coaching youth sports.  He has a personal commitment to his faith, his family, his fitness and his healthy lifestyle. Bill and his wife Lauralee reside in Mason, OH and have 8 children.

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