We recently had the chance to connect with Walter Bruce and have shared our conversation below.
Walter, so good to connect and we’re excited to share your story and insights with our audience. There’s a ton to learn from your story, but let’s start with a warm up before we get into the heart of the interview. What’s more important to you—intelligence, energy, or integrity?
Integrity is more important to me because without integrity there will be no intelligence or energy. Integrity shows the character of the person. Intelligence and energy can be developed but integrity comes from within. Organizations thrive when integrity is at the center because it means there is trust between each person in the organization. Having intelligence and energy can create harm within an organization if you don’t have integrity to utilize and harness these qualities appropriately.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I am Walter Bruce, a visionary entrepreneur, creative leader, and philanthropist with a deep commitment to driving positive change across industries and communities.
Over the years, I’ve founded and led initiatives that span technology, fashion, hospitality, health care, and nonprofit sectors. From empowering underserved communities through The Walter Bruce Foundation, to building digital solutions through BIK Technologies each venture reflects my dedication to innovation, excellence, and impact.
My journey is defined by resilience, creativity, and an unwavering belief in the power of purpose-driven work. Whether it’s leading user-centered tech solutions, creating AI powered apps, or providing a way for the unhoused to get free healthcare services, I approach every project with integrity, vision, and compassion.
Highlights of My Work:
Founder, The Walter Bruce Foundation – Championing inclusive care and support for the unhoused in the US and Ghana.
Health Advocate, Manus Dei Health – Supporting health innovation and access across the DFW metro area.
CEO, BIK Technologies – Delivering customized software and IT solutions for global clients.
Creator: VIPme App – Revolutionizing how people access events, nightlife, and exclusive experiences.
Pack and Pally App – A one-stop shop all things travel; making planning, booking, and experiencing trips easier and smarter than ever.
Amazing, so let’s take a moment to go back in time. Who were you before the world told you who you had to be?
I grew up with my grandmother, and when I was younger, I felt like I deserved everything and that life would come easy because I was protected. But as I grew older and life began to change, bringing struggles and challenges, I realized that nothing would simply be handed to me—I had to work to create the destiny I wanted. My perspective shifted, and so did my work ethic. I began to understand that success isn’t born from entitlement but from effort, persistence, and faith. It wasn’t just my own willpower that carried me forward; it was my faith in God that fueled my determination and gave me strength. Trusting Him guided my steps, renewed my vision, and turned my hard work into results. My visions became reality not because I was owed them, but because I put in the work and leaned on God’s grace to achieve them.
What did suffering teach you that success never could?
At fifteen, standing at my grandmother’s funeral, I learned that real strength isn’t about never breaking—it’s about shattering completely and still finding the pieces to rebuild yourself. During that time, I discovered something profound: vulnerability isn’t weakness, it’s the raw material of true courage.
Success teaches you to expect good things, but suffering teaches you to endure when nothing goes right. It showed me I could cry for two straight weeks while still dragging myself to school, still taking exams, still functioning when every fiber of my being wanted to surrender. Those days revealed a capacity within me that no victory could have uncovered—the ability to keep moving forward when the world feels like it’s ending.
Most importantly, suffering taught me what it means to love others even when you’re drowning. Having to be strong for my little brothers while barely holding myself together showed me a kind of selfless love that success, with all its rewards and recognition, could never have revealed. That lesson forged something in me that no amount of achievement ever could.
Sure, so let’s go deeper into your values and how you think. Whose ideas do you rely on most that aren’t your own?
The voice I rely on most isn’t my own—it’s God’s. In leadership, His voice has guided me to serve rather than command, to see potential others might overlook. When facing difficult choices, I ask not “What’s most profitable?” but “What honors Him?”
Entrepreneurship became an act of faith when God called me to create something meaningful rather than chase success. Where others see market opportunities, I see platforms for kingdom impact. In discipleship and ministry, I rely entirely on His wisdom because I know my limitations. The same voice that comforted me as a grieving teenager now speaks through me to comfort others, whether I’m coaching young soccer players who need encouragement after a tough loss or mentoring someone through life’s challenges. When I speak life into a discouraged child on the field or guide someone through difficult decisions, I’m simply echoing the voice that first spoke life into mine when I needed it most.
Okay, so before we go, let’s tackle one more area. What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?
The story I hope lives on is of a servant leader who understood that true leadership means empowering others with kindness and generosity. I hope I am remembered as someone who walked alongside them with the heart of a kingdom man, leading not for personal glory but for God’s glory reflected in others. I want to be remembered as a man who made kindness his trademark, not because it was easy, but because Christ’s love compelled him to see every person as worthy of dignity and care.
Most of all, I hope they tell stories of a kingdom man whose compassion was backed by action, whose vision for others was rooted in God’s vision for humanity. Someone who understood that being a man of God meant being a man for others, who measured success not by what he accumulated but by how many lives he elevated. The legacy I hope to leave is kindness multiplied through every person I touched, compassion that rippled through generations, and the testimony of a kingdom man who never stopped believing that love in action can change everything.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://iamwalterbruce.com/
- Instagram: @thewalterbrucefoundation
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/walter-bruce-aa2833233/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BIK.TECHnologies
- Other: www.thewalterbrucefoundation.org
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