Professional Speaker on Small Business Success
Need a speaker for small business owners and service professionals? You’ve found him!
Michael Clark is a professional speaker offering talks on the most important areas of small business success
These talks are for professional associations, chambers of commerce, and business conferences attended primarily by small business owners and service professionals.
Michael is an entertaining speaker and trainer. He brings elements from improv acting, dance, horseback riding, sailing, and youth coaching to enliven each experience. Michael's talk include plenty of stories and true-life examples from clients and life so participants will take home vivid memories of the lessons they learn.
Michael has been quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle, Entrepreneur Magazine, BusinessWeek Online and other periodicals. He was a featured guest on The Entrepreneur Magazine Radio Show and other radio programs. He writes regularly on business success and his articles can be found throughout the web. Michael shares these ideas in his talks. Each talk can be delivered in formats between 20 minutes and two hours (as needed).
Michael’s current talks
Top Ten Ways for Eliminating Overwhelm In Business and in Life
Small business owners are almost constantly under pressure to achieve more with less. Get back to doing what you started your business for in the first place.Learn ways to cope with stress in intense situations and strategies for eliminating stress in the long-term.This talk gives participants practical solutions for dealing with stressful situations. Michael also teaches simple methods that focus on what’s most important and eliminate long-term overwhelm. With overwhelm out of the way, you can take charge of your business and get the kind of success you’ve always wanted.
Quit Reacting: Master Innovation and Take Charge of Your Business
Discover the secrets of the world’s greatest innovators including Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, Carroll Shelby, John Wooden, and the Wright Brothers. This is for business owners that are tired of reacting to their competition. This talk will help owners move beyond the reactive mindset and turn their businesses into market leaders. Michael shares time-tested techniques that consistently create new opportunities for success in business. Participants will learn how to cultivate a spirit of consistent innovation leading to increased profits, morale, and lasting growth.
Use Excellence to Eliminate Competition
Working from the outside in (how the customer sees you) and the inside out (how you help the customer), participants will discover how excellence is the key to keeping employees, products and the entire business on top. Michael shares how to sustain an atmosphere of energy and success that transforms companies into powerful performers. Participants will find out why a “champion’s mystique” can eliminate competition. This talk helps businesses target and eliminate under-performing products, services and employees that are dulling the company’s performance.
Five Critical Mistakes that Make Businesses Fail and How To Avoid Them
Discover how to avoid common mistakes that plague small businesses. Don't let your business end up becoming a statistic. Before you take the next step in your business, make sure it is the right step. Assess where you stand against other successful businesses and learn how to get going in the right direction.
Michael will speak for free for the following groups in the San Francisco Bay Area, East Bay, Marin, and Sonoma counties:
Michael will also speak for these same organizations outside of this area if reimbursed for travel, meals, and lodging expenses as required.
Michael also speaks for a fee for:
If you would like to book Michael for a speaking engagement or to find out more, please give him a call toll free at 866-630-2104, or fill out the form below.
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