“Mike McKinley, in a real, direct and fun way, energizes your team to confront challenges, engage real solutions and revitalize your future.”

Business entrepreneur, Mike McKinley, uses a fun-and-results-oriented approach to transform today’s challenges into tomorrow’s business.

Mike has the experience and expertise that people in business need to succeed from his history as a teenage entrepreneur which led to leadership positions in manufacturing, retail, radio, television, and ownership of a multimillion dollar publishing house, professional speaking, and consulting business. Mike helps people recognize the challenges to success, open their minds to new ideas and current methods, and helps business maximize performance and profitability.

Hired for the fun but paid for the content, Mike entertains while he teaches – presenting as the keynote speaker at corporate trainings, in-house programs, and for professional association meetings. An example of his client list includes Great Clips, The Toro Company, Subway, Gillette, and American Family. Many clients have Mike return multiple times for their organizations. Hundreds of companies – from construction to healthcare, high technology to the auto industry- have relied on Mike for insight into furthering today’s business growth, innovation, and success.

“He has a unique blend of competence, humor, platform skills, flexibility, substance, and sincerity.”              Rhoda Olsen, CEO, Great Clips

Mike’s performance ingredients (topics) include Change, The Customer Journey, Maximizing Performance, Teamwork, Leadership, Motivation, and Balancing Work & Home. Working with Mike’s consulting clients and his vast array of businesses gives him a breadth of real life experience and business expertise on which to draw when he shares his ideas and performs for large audiences, individuals, management teams and boards of directors across the country.

Education and training on the customer journey, partnership advocacy, generational and diversity issues, leadership and day-to-day business operations is the heart and soul of Mike’s presentation. It’s time to think fresh thoughts and seek new perspectives.

Mike uses real life photos for fun and humor yet ties them into serious points about life and changing business creating the easy learning transition. He works to share his message of maximizing performance and enjoying the ride!

Program Information:

How to Get ‘Em – How to Keep ‘Em

Create an environment people want to join and remain longterm. Format: ​45-90 minute keynote customized with other issues facing your organization and delivered in Mike McKinley style with real life and some humor.  Optional workshops and 1-1.5 hour breakouts available.
 

Together We’re Even Better…You Make the Difference

Working together is necessary to move forward.  How can you make a difference? Format: ​45-90 minute keynote customized with other issues confronting your organization and delivered in Mike McKinley style with real life and some humor. 
 

If it Weren’t for those Darn Customers…

The customers got the money…

Format: 45-90 minute keynote customized with other issues confronting your organization and delivered in Mike McKinley style with real life and some humor. Optional workshop format and 1-1.5 hour breakouts available.

 

Business NOT as Usual

Making your business a place progress and creative.
Format: 45-90 minute keynote customized with other issues confronting your organization and delivered in Mike McKinley style with real life and some humor. Optional workshop format and 1-1.5 hour breakouts available.