Mike Michalowicz

Mike Michalowicz was dubbed the “top candidate for Patron Saint of Entrepreneurs” by Simon Sinek. He helps small business owners make their businesses more profitable while growing faster through organic marketing, be more effective through systems, and create better teams through leadership. Michalowicz is a business author, children's author, entrepreneur, and speaker. He is the author of eight business books published by Penguin Random House, including "All In," and two Wall Street Journal bestsellers. His book, "Profit First," has sold over a million copies and continues to reach bestselling lists – because being profitable never goes out of style. His books have been translated into 27 languages.

Michalowicz is also the former host of the "Business Rescue" segment for MSNBC's "Your Business"; was previously the small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal; and hosted the reality television program called "Bailout!."

Michalowicz learns through doing. He founded Olmec Systems 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. The transaction was valued at $270 million. Michalowicz currently owns seven companies, including a small business investment accelerator called Prosper Group. He is co-founder of six additional organizations with exclusive licensing rights to his work.