Mike McKinley

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 a manufacturing/retail furniture and mattress company. Today, Mike is president of Thinking Publications, his multi-million-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 near his home.

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 over 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.

For further details, see Mike McKinley's web site.

What Others Are Saying...

.Staff found your presentation to be the perfect conclusion to a week-long training event. The presentation was certainly one of the conference's major highlights, as you were able to connect with the group in a personal manner while providing them with messages they needed to hear. Your ability to 'hear' the issues facing our department and to quickly and effectively customize your presentation to address them was very impressive..

--Delores M. Johnson, Director of Training & Patricia Ianello, Deputy Chief,
Cook County Probation

 .You presented an informative, entertaining, and inspiring program with memorable enthusiasm and energy. We were thrilled to hear many complimentary and positive comments regarding you and your presentation throughout the entire Symposium. The 'behind the scenes' staff also appreciated the way you created an atmosphere of excitement and enlightenment as you jumped into your program and captured the interest and attention of all in attendance..

--Steve C. Metz, Manager of Corporate Events, Burrell Professional Labs, Inc.

 .Based on the attendee evaluations, you received extremely high marks and your featured address received an overwhelming excellent rating. Not only did you wrap up everything that was taught throughout the day, but also you gave fresh, innovative ideas to the attendees, which allowed them to leave our conference saying, 'Wow!' Your presentation was a great way to end the day..

--Michele D. Lewis, Education Coordinator, National Shoe Retailers Association

 .I appreciate the time you took to visit some of our locations and tie in your observations into the presentation. Most importantly, thank you for doing a fantastic job of incorporating the SMILE theme. You weren't blowing smoke when you said, .I am committed to building and delivering customized presentations.... You did that and more!

Your presentation, Smiles Don't Cost Us Anything, Making the Customer Feel Right at Home, met my goals and objectives, while providing a fun, relaxing atmosphere. Most of all, you met the needs of all our employees from the executive level to the new employee. Our employees are already asking when we can have you back..

--Denise Kerr, Training Coordinator, Coborn's Incorporated