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Michael Gorton

Serial Entrepreneur, Visionary CEO of Teladoc, Adventure & Bestselling Author of "Calamistunity: the Secret Ingredient to Success"

Michael Gorton

Michael Gorton

Serial Entrepreneur, Visionary CEO of Teladoc, Adventure & Bestselling Author of "Calamistunity: the Secret Ingredient to Success"

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Dallas, TX, USA
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Authors, Business, Education, Entrepreneurism, Health and Wellness, Healthcare and Medical, Innovation, Inspirational, Literary, Motivation, Music, Speakers by Industry, Virtual Speakers
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Michael Gorton Biography

With all of the conversations about AI and other fast paced advances, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that we have had other groundbreaking innovations that seemed far reaching at first, but now seem like they have been with us forever. Sometimes it’s worth listening to the stories of entrepreneurial disruption to appreciate what can be learned from doers and doubters, mistakes and successes.

Michael Gorton is best known as being a serial entrepreneur, but that title does not do him justice. With degrees in Physics, Engineering and Law, there is no limit to his curiosity. After working ten years as an engineer in corporate America, he founded 15 different companies including Internet Global, Palo Duro Records and Teladoc, now one of the world’s largest telemedicine companies. His forward-facing vision and expertise led him to being one of the pioneers of telemedicine and digital health, which is becoming a half-TRILLION dollar industry. In 2022 he joined with Jay Sanders, “The Father of Telemedicine,” to write Digital medical Home which details the harrowing tales of the history of telemedicine, something we all now take for granted.

An accomplished author, Gorton has dabbled in both fiction and nonfiction, recently writing Tachyon Tunnel, a science fiction book and Calamistunity, The Secret to Success, a book on how to turn calamity and mistakes into opportunity. His first business book was Broken Handoff, an amalgamation of three decades as an entrepreneur developing companies which was named the #1 M&A book in 2019 by Book Authority and even landed on Amazon’s Top 10 chart. His fourth novel, Forefathers & Founders reached the #1 slot on the Historical Fiction Chart. A prolific writer, he has authored articles on a wide range of topics including the internet, power systems, healthcare, telemedicine, astronomy and much more.

Gorton is now an in-demand speaker on the topics of innovation and entrepreneurial disruption and has delivered over 100 keynotes in the past two years alone. He has also won the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the year award, named a World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer, a Future 50 Disruptor and more.

In his “spare” time, Gorton is a runner, Second Degree Black Belt in Kenpo and a mountain climber who has so far scaled the highest point of elevation in 43 states.

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Michael Gorton Speaking Topics

  • Entrepreneurial Disruption: Turn Calamity & Mistakes into Opportunities

    In an age of rapid information dissemination we can sometimes lose sight of the impact that real stories can make and how they can quickly imprint themselves in our minds and hearts. Serial entrepreneur and disrupter Michael Gorton is a treat for any audience. While dropping valuable gems about how to face disruption head on and how we can learn to push through mistakes into creating real innovation, his talent as a true storyteller shines through. Where else can you hear from a master mind that has created 15 companies and written four books (all different genres)? While the audience listens to the trials and tribulations of how telemedicine was first founded (and where it ended up • like the Surgeon General reaching out to Michael during the pandemic and thanking him for fighting to create telemedicine 20 years earlier) as well as other examples of great ideas that were met with resistance, they come to the critical realization that sometimes a good idea is worth fighting for. Participants leave with an understanding of how to put “Calamistunity” to work and a new sense of enlightenment around innovation while learning that even the best leaders have surpassed critical roadblocks that at first threatened their ultimate success.

    TANGIBLE TAKEAWAYS:

    • Disruption is the key to innovation and forward movement
    • “Calamistunity” • Mistakes are always going to happen, but what can you learn from them?
    • What lies on the other side of fear? Figure out how to harness it and turn it into something.
    • Your idea may be misunderstood, but it doesn’t mean you can’t stand up in defense of what you believe in.

  • Creating Corporate Unicorns: Embracing Entrepreneurship for 21st Century Success

    High level leaders of every kind have come to the realization that with the rapid advancement of technology, they just can’t keep up. There is a new awakening that it is time to re-examine how the internal processes and structures they have built for innovation need to be overhauled to keep pace with changing times. Serial entrepreneur Michael Gorton walks audiences through the current state of disruption and illustrates that leaders must once again learn to embrace being risk takers, give their employees latitude and embrace the good that the unique entrepreneurial mindset can bring. As someone with degrees in Physics, Engineering and Law, and no limit to his curiosity, he teaches executives that they must quickly learn to truly apply the entrepreneurial spirit that used to dominate and result in groundbreaking progress in every industry over the course of history. Using real life and real time examples, he shows how even large and spirited companies like Google can come up against innovation roadblocks when trying to execute on their ideas and why it’s crucial that they make changes now. The takeaway? Entrepreneurs fail forward. They innovate through failure, find comfort with failure and possess a collective mindset for success.

    TANGIBLE TAKEAWAYS:

    • Disruption is the key to innovation and when embraced produces forward movement
    • “Calamistunity” • Mistakes are always going to happen, but what can you learn from them?
    • Examine what lies on the other side of fear• Figure out how to harness it and turn it into something.
    • Leaders must give their employees the latitude to fail and learn from their mistakes

Michael Gorton Videos

  • Ft. Michael Gorton - Teladoc Founder, Serial Entrepreneur
    Ft. Michael Gorton - Teladoc Founder, Serial Entrepreneur
    In this episode of Early Detect Studios (a healthcare podcast series by CognitiveCare), Sheena Gill, the chief growth officer and EVP at...
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Michael Gorton Books

  • Calamistunity: The Secret Ingredient to Success
    Calamistunity: The Secret Ingredient to Success
  • Digital Medical Home: How the Telemedicine Revolution Ignited the Creation of Precision Health
    Digital Medical Home: How the Telemedicine Revolution Ignited the Creation of Precision Health

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    Michael Gorton is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Authors, Business, Education, Entrepreneurism, Health and Wellness, Healthcare and Medical, Innovation, Inspirational, Literary, Motivation, Music, Speakers by Industry, Virtual Speakers.

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Michael Gorton is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Entrepreneurial Disruption: Turn Calamity & Mistakes into Opportunities and Creating Corporate Unicorns: Embracing Entrepreneurship for 21st Century Success. The estimated speaking fee range to book Michael Gorton for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Michael Gorton generally travels from Dallas, TX, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Dr. Joel Selanikio, Marty Makary, M.D., Nick Webb, Ray Kurzweil and Jack Andraka. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Michael Gorton for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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