Mike McKinley comes to us with over four decades of business experience that
began with his own garbage-hauling business at age 15. Radio and television
broadcasting followed. Then, for over a decade, Mike was president and general
manager of Happy Sleeper Mattress Company. Today, Mike is president of Thinking
Publications, his multimillion-dollar educational publishing house, and Alive!
Alive! Associates, his professional-speaking and consulting business. Most
recently, Mike founded GEM, a pick-your-own flower and produce operation he
runs on his home estate.
Every year, Mike draws on his business expertise to speak coast to coast at
over 100 seminars, conventions, in-house programs, and professional-association
meetings. His program topics include Motivation, Change, Customer Specialness,
Leadership, Teamwork, Safety, and Balancing Work & Home.
Mike has nearly 20 years of experience as a professional speaker. He has
earned the designation of Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) from the
National Speakers Association and has served as president of this prestigious
association. Mike has been selected for the Council of Peers Award for
Excellence Speaker Hall of Fame award, an award given annually to no more than
five speakers in the world based on such criteria as style, experience, and
professionalism.
Mike is the author of 4 books and has written numerous articles about his
years in business. As a cancer survivor, Mike shares his message of maximizing
performance and having fun in the process.
