Mike Michalowicz
Mike Michalowicz | |
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 Michalowicz in 2017 | |
| Born | Michael Michalowicz September 19, 1970 |
| Alma mater | Virginia Tech |
| Occupation | Author |
| Spouse | Kristen Michalowicz |
| Website | www |
Michael Michalowicz (/mɪˈkæləwɪts/ mick-AL-ə-wits;[1] (born September 19, 1970) is an American non-fiction author, children's author,[2] entrepreneur, and lecturer.[3][4] He is the author of eight business books published by Penguin Random House, including All In (2023), Get Different (2021),[5] Profit First (2017),[6] and Clockwork Revised & Expanded (2022), and the former host of the "Business Rescue" segment for MSNBC's Your Business. He was previously a guest small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal and hosted the reality television program called Bailout!.[7][8][9][10]
Early life
[edit]A resident of Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, Michalowicz was raised in Boonton Township, New Jersey and attended Boonton High School.[11] Michalowicz graduated from Virginia Tech in 1993 and was captain of the Virginia Tech men’s lacrosse team. He graduated with two degrees, one in finance and the other in management science.[12][13]
Career
[edit]Michalowicz founded Olmec Systems [14] in 1996 and sold the business in a private equity transaction in 2003. In 2003 he co-founded a computer forensic firm, which was a lead examiner in the Enron scandal. That company was acquired by Robert Half International in 2006. Terms were not disclosed.[15] Mike Michalowicz currently owns seven companies, including a small business investment accelerator called Prosper Group. Michalowicz is co-founder of six additional organizations with exclusive licensing rights to his work. [16]
Books
[edit]- Michalowicz, Mike (2023). All In: How Great Leaders Build Unstoppable Teams. New York: Portfolio/Penguin. ISBN 978-0593544501.
- Michalowicz, Mike (2021). My Money Bunnies: Fun Money Management For Kids. New York: Obsidian Launch. ISBN 978-0578929989.
- Michalowicz, Mike (2021). Get Different: Marketing That Can't Be Ignored. New York: Portfolio/Penguin. ISBN 978-0593330630.
- Michalowicz, Mike (2020). Fix This Next: Make The Vital Change That Will Level Up Your Business. New York: Portfolio/Penguin. ISBN 978-0593084410.
- Michalowicz, Mike (2018). Clockwork (Revised & Expanded): Design Your Business To Run Itself. New York: Portfolio/Penguin. ISBN 978-0593538173.
- Michalowicz, Mike (2017). Profit First (Revised & Expanded): Transform Your Business From A Cash Eating Monster To A Money Making Machine. New York: Portfolio/Penguin. ISBN 978-0735214149.
- Michalowicz, Mike (2016). Surge: Time the Marketplace, Ride the Wave of Consumer Demand, and Become Your Industry's Big Kahuna. New York: Obsidian Press. ISBN 978-0981808246.
- Michalowicz, Mike (2012). The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy To Grow A Remarkable Business In Any Field. New York: Portfolio/Penguin. ISBN 978-1591844884.
- Michalowicz, Mike (2008). The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur: The tell-it-like-it-is guide to cleaning up in business, even if you are at the end of your roll. New York: Obsidian Press. ISBN 978-0981808208.
References
[edit]- ^ "BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS & FIX THIS NEXT". Retrieved June 12, 2020.)
- ^ Li Hayes. "New Children's Book By Business Author Mike Michalowicz Teaches Money Management For Kids". EIN News.
- ^ Dean DeChiaro. "Ideas on the Horizon". Hudson Reporter.
- ^ Dale Neal. "Asheville business gets MSNBC makeover". Citizen Times.
- ^ Pia Silva (September 21, 2021). "Is Mike Michalowicz's New Book "Get Different" Really That Different?". Forbes.
- ^ Juan José Cervantes (August 24, 2021). "¿Cómo lograr que la ganancia sea primero?". El Financiero.
- ^ Janice Celeste (January 14, 2016). "Not Making a Profit? This One Habit Will Help". HuffPost.
- ^ "American Business: Makeover On Main with Mike Michalowicz". MSNBC's Your Business. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ "Mike Michalowicz Biography". CNBC.
- ^ Walter O'Brien. "Television show films episode in Lebanon Borough, gives restaurant a 'reality' check".
- ^ "Book can help entrepreneurs", Neighbor News, December 3, 2008. Accessed December 26, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Michael (Mike) Michalowicz, who started and sold two businesses and now works as a consultant to individuals undertaking new business ventures, recently published The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur.... The author, who lives in Mountain Lakes with his wife and three children, grew up in Boonton Township. He graduated from Boonton High School and the Virginia Institute of Technology."
- ^ "How To Hire And Develop A Team of A-Players". Forbes. October 26, 2017.
- ^ "Virginia Tech alumnus pens different path". Virginia Tech News. April 4, 2024.
- ^ "The Book That Taught Me I Was Doing Entrepreneurship Wrong". February 20, 2021.
- ^ "Protiviti Acquires P.G. Lewis & Associates". March 3, 2006.
- ^ "How Mike Michalowicz Schooled Me In Quarantine. Twice!". May 21, 2020.
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