Mike has some 35 years of international business experience, during which he held management positions with a family company, the international divisions of Fortune 100 companies and most recently grew his own company from start-up to successful exit. His wide range of both operational and strategic experience has included:

– Heading up a strategic review for Dean Witter Capital Markets Int.
– Being Sales and Marketing Director for an international division with 9 offices in 11 countries
– Consultant Economist on strategic studies with Price Waterhouse
– Identifying and implementing several strategy pivots during 20 years as Managing Director of his award-winning software distribution company
– Gaining Investors In People Silver Status and numerous awards for the management team he built at his company
– Delivering profitable growth for 19 out of 20 years at his company despite numerous changes in the market-place as well as achieving top-line growth averaging 24%pa.
– Worked with Founders in both the Profit and Not For Profit sector to develop and deliver strategic success.

As well as many years of practical business experience, Mike holds a degree in Economics, an M.B.A. and recently completed an M.Sc. in Psychology.He also trained as a mindfulness meditation teacher with Breathworks and in neurofeedback with EEG-info. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacturing and Commerce.

In 2001 he was named Future Entrepreneur of the Year by Enterprise Magazine. In his spare time he is a Trustee of Friends of the Children of Orissa and has been a visiting lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Westminster Business School and at Middlesex University Business School in Crisis Management.