The intersection of research and results.
Dr. Villy Abraham is an assistant professor of marketing, a consumer behavior researcher, and a strategic business advisor — three roles that, together, shape a single practice.
Villy Abraham has spent more than two decades studying how people actually make decisions — as a university lecturer and assistant professor of marketing, and a researcher in consumer behavior — while also working directly with entrepreneurs, executives, and organizations on strategic growth.
That combination is unusual. Most academic researchers never test their ideas against the pressure of a live business decision. Most strategists never spend the years required to understand, at a rigorous level, why people say yes to one offer and not another. Villy's work sits in the gap between the two — using consumer psychology research as the evidentiary foundation for strategic recommendations, rather than relying on intuition, trend-chasing, or borrowed playbooks.
His academic career has focused on consumer and political animosity, trust and risk perception, and the psychological drivers behind tourist and consumer decision-making — taught and researched at the university level for over 20 years, including his current role as Assistant Professor and Chairperson of the Technology Marketing Department at Sapir Academic College. In parallel, he has worked as a strategist, consultant, and entrepreneur, applying that research to real growth problems across a range of industries and company stages.
Since 2024, Villy has also worked in an ongoing collaboration with marketing strategist Jay Abraham — more on that below. Alongside it, he has built an independent academic research program and his own strategic frameworks, including The Villy Abraham Method.
Today, Villy works with organizations and individuals through advisory engagements, speaking, published research, and writing — always starting from the same question: what does the evidence say about why people actually decide?
Working with Jay Abraham
Since 2024, Villy has worked in an ongoing partnership with marketing strategist Jay Abraham. Jay brings decades of strategies tested in real businesses; Villy brings the research that explains why they work and the structure that makes them teachable. Together, they turn that combination into books, frameworks, and programs for business owners.
Five published, more to come
Five books to date, including PREEMINENCE, LEVERS, and the three-volume How to Get the Capital series — with more in development.
Explore the booksModels built to be used
Practical models for growth, partnerships, and capital — built from field experience and grounded in consumer psychology research.
From the page into practice
Learning experiences that take the frameworks off the page and into practice — starting with Referral Mastery, now available, with more in development.
Three distinct bodies of work
In the interest of clarity, here is how the work referenced across this site breaks down.
Co-Authored Books
PREEMINENCE, LEVERS, Getting Everything You Can Out of What Comes Next, The Wonder Drug for Business Growth, and the three-volume series How to Get the Capital for Your Great Idea, Start-Up or Expansion — were written and developed jointly with Jay Abraham. The ideas, structure, and copyright in these works are shared.
Research & Teaching
Villy's independent academic research and university teaching in consumer behavior, tourism psychology, and marketing strategy — developed separately from the collaboration above.
The Villy Abraham Method
Frameworks, assessments, and applied tools — including The Villy Abraham Method and the Growth Leverage Assessment — developed independently by Villy, synthesizing his research and strategic experience.
Consumer Behavior, Tourism & Marketing Strategy
Assistant Professor and Chairperson of the Technology Marketing Department at Sapir Academic College. Published research on consumer and political animosity, trust and risk perception, and dark tourism, in journals including Tourism Review and Journal of Heritage Tourism. See full publication list.
Strategy, Consulting & Entrepreneurship
Direct experience as a strategist, advisor, and entrepreneur, applying research-based thinking to real growth decisions across company stages and industries.