Advisory Board Bio – Bill Peppler

With more than 25 years of experience in workforce solutions, technology consulting, and business leadership, Bill Peppler serves as Chief Operations Officer and Co-Founder of Kavaliro. He oversees the company's operations while leading strategic growth initiatives, new market expansion, and the development of innovative workforce solutions across the United States. Since co-founding Kavaliro in 2010, Peppler has helped grow the company into one of the nation's leading workforce solutions firms, serving Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and organizations across a broad range of industries. Prior to launching Kavaliro, he held leadership positions with international consulting and workforce solutions organizations in the Orlando, Seattle, and San Diego markets.

 

Throughout his career, Peppler has been recognized as a workforce and employment industry expert, with insights featured in CNN Money, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Fortune, Inc. magazine, the Orlando Business Journal, and The Orlando Sentinel. Under his leadership, Kavaliro has earned national recognition as one of the Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America for seven consecutive years and has completed multiple successful strategic acquisitions and business transactions that have expanded the company's capabilities and national footprint.

 

Beyond Kavaliro, Peppler is a founding partner of FYRE, an innovative HR technology company that was successfully acquired by PeopleNet/Bullhorn less than three years after its launch and continues to be a leader in HR automation. He has also played a key role in launching and supporting other successful ventures, including Knight Federal, a government services firm headquartered in Orlando.

 

Peppler is passionate about mentoring the next generation of business leaders and giving back to the Central Florida community. He has served on the University of Central Florida Alumni Association Board of Directors, the Florida Technical College Advisory Board, the Orlando Technology Council, and is a graduate of Leadership Orlando. He was also honored as Mentor of the Year by the University of Central Florida Professional Selling Program for his commitment to student development and career mentorship.

 

Peppler earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Central Florida and a Master's degree in Business Management from Troy State University. He resides in Orlando, Florida, with his wife, Danielle, and their three children, Will, Charlotte, and Blake.

 

Honors

• Orlando Business Journal 40 Under 40
• UCF Professional Selling Program Mentor of the Year
• University of Central Florida Alumni Association Board of Directors
• Leadership Orlando Graduate
• Florida Technical College Advisory Board
• Orlando Technology Council
• Leadership team of a seven-time Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Company