Michael Vickers is a popular speaker, entrepreneur, educator and author. His dynamic, humorous and insightful sessions coach thousands of professionals every year to grow individual and organizational performance.
Michael's success is completely grounded in and built on his personal experience. A consummate entrepreneur, Michael is a graduate of his own franchised retailing enterprise, a manufacturing and distribution company, and a highly successful publishing venture. Summit Learning Systems Inc., Michael's training organization, brings leading-edge offerings to clients in many sectors of the North American economy, including energy, financial services, healthcare, information technology, insurance, manufacturing, and real estate.
A ceaseless innovator, Michael is constantly researching leading companies in search of best practices, and distilling their experience of success. Many of his compelling insights are highlighted in his book, "Becoming Preferred: How to Outsell Your Competition". Filled with applicable anecdotes, examples, tools and strategies that can be immediately applied, the book helps clients become the Preferred Provider of their products or services.
Michael's unique gift is his mastery of the art of influence, and his ability to translate that mastery into practical, powerful techniques anyone can use. His sessions are educational, entertaining, intimate and unabashed — his is hilarious in his stories, boundless in his enthusiasm, and relentless in his message that success is available to anyone!