Michael Brizz, CSP, CMC is President of the Center for Professional Achievement, Inc. Michael's high energy, highly interactive workshops and keynotes are always a hit with top sales producers. Audiences stop, think, and re-evaluate their behaviors and come away with an action plan that can immediately impact their business. Michael specializes in helping sales professionals dramatically increase their productivity. Many of Michael's clients have doubled and tripled their personal productivity within two quarters. Others have become national sales leaders in their organizations. Michael is the developer of The Referral Mastery System. Advisors who implement The Referral Mastery System typically add 5-10 referrals per week to previous performance. Michael facilitates mastermind groups for high producing sales professionals. He has led direct and indirect sales forces to record performances both in the United States and in 20 countries overseas.

Michael has been a senior executive, international marketer, trainer, consultant, and performance coach. Michael achieved outstanding successes in the international arena where he managed sales forces around the world. In Japan, Michael grew sales by 400% in six years by moving past the trade barriers in Japan and beating out heavily entrenched Japanese competition. In China, he directed the marketing that sent sales soaring up a staggering 1500% in just three years. He also achieved dramatic sales growth in the "Four Tiger" countries of Asia.

A frequent contributor to industry and sales professional publications, Michael has written for Selling Power, Life Insurance Selling, GAMA Journal, Business Marketing, Journal of Management Consulting, and other trade and professional journals. He has achieved the distinction of Certified Management Consultant, the highest level possible within the consulting profession. He served as President of the Ohio Chapter of the Institute of Management Consultants. He has also been a top producer himself throughout a sales career that spans 20 years. He is a Professional Level member of the National Speakers Association.

Michael has acheived the designation of Certified Speaking Professional which is held by less than 10% of speaking professionals. He is one of only 20 people in the world who hold both the CMC and CSP designations.