International speaker, author, and executive coach Johnnie Lloyd will be the featured speaker for Napoleon Hill Day on Monday, October 26, 2026 at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise. The lecture begins at 11 a.m. in the David J. Prior Convocation Center, located at 437 Stadium Drive in Wise.

Presented by the Napoleon Hill Foundation®, the event honors Hill’s legacy and the continuing relevance of his philosophy of personal achievement. Lloyd’s work connects these enduring principles with the decisions, challenges, and opportunities facing today’s students, professionals, and community leaders.

Known as “The Mindset Maven™,” Lloyd helps individuals and organizations examine how identity influences choices, leadership, and the pursuit of meaningful goals. She is the creator of Identity First™, a body of work that encourages people to move beyond definitions shaped by circumstances, titles, expectations, and past experiences, and to make decisions aligned with their purpose and future.

Lloyd brings more than four decades of leadership, financial, organizational, and entrepreneurial experience to her work. Her background includes executive leadership, international assignments, organizational development, and fiduciary responsibility for billions of dollars in public resources. She is a Certified Napoleon Hill Foundation Instructor and an executive leadership advisor whose approach emphasizes practical application and sustainable personal growth.

Napoleon Hill Day offers an opportunity to explore how purposeful thinking, belief, persistence, and personal responsibility can guide achievement and service. Lloyd’s emphasis on identity and intentional decision-making brings a contemporary perspective to that conversation.