Mike Oster

Brigadier General USA, Retired
Expert on
Excellence
Attitude
Leadership
Performance
Military
Fee Range
$7,500–$10,000Travels from
SD, USBiography
Mike is a professional speaker, trainer, and bestselling author who has been providing motivational and inspirational presentations to groups and organizations for over 20 years. His background includes working for a Fortune 500 company, serving as an elected official, owning and operating various successful private businesses, serving in a variety of volunteer organizations and on a number of Board of Directors’. Mike is a founding member of Day of Excellence, a non-profit organization, in its fifteenth year, with a mission of providing an event for individuals to grow and become the best version of themselves, both personally and professionally. He is the founder and primary trainer for Journey In Excellence, serves as a primary speaker for the Peak Performance Mastermind and is a regular contributor to Absolute Motivation, one of the premier motivational channels on YouTube with over 1.4 million subscribers. Mike is also a combat Veteran who wore the uniform of the United States Army through his service in the South Dakota Army National Guard and served in multiple deployments including Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq, and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Mike recently retired after 36 years of service at the rank of Brigadier General.
Through service in these positions, continued professional education in performance excellence, 36 years of marriage to his wife Jo and raising four kids, Mike has acquired a tremendous background in leadership, teamwork and motivating people. He understands what it takes to build and maintain a positive attitude and how to motivate those around you to be better than they believe is possible.
Mike’s philosophy of “when we become better at who we are, we become better in all we do”, drives his passion to spread a message of self-improvement and helping people realize their maximum potential. He uses humor and real-life experiences to ensure participants connect to the message and learn to recognize the “negativity traps” that affect our attitudes. His overall mission is to assist individuals and organizations to perform at such a level that Excellence becomes their Average.