<p>Recently featured in <em>Forbes (</em>August, 2025), Mike Michalowicz is the host of the upcoming VIZIO WatchFree+ business show <em>4-Minute Money Maker </em>and the author of ten transformative business books, including the global bestseller P<em>rofit First, </em>which has sold over a million copies and remained on Amazon’s bestseller list for more than 3,000 days.</p><p> Known for helping small business owners grow faster through organic marketing, become more effective with systems, and build stronger teams through leadership, Mike’s work has been published in 27 languages and includes two <em>Wall Street Journal </em>bestsellers. </p><p>A former small business columnist for <em>The Wall Street Journal a</em>nd host of MSNBC’s <em>Business Rescue, </em>Mike has also starred in the reality show <em>Bailout! </em>and written for both entrepreneurs and children alike. In his newest book, T<em>he Money Habit: The Worry-Free Way to Financial Independence (</em>January, 2026), Mike continues to deliver the fresh, actionable strategies that make his keynotes both inspiring and transformative for corporations and associations worldwide.</p><p><br></p>
Bestselling Author and Business Growth Expert Helping Companies Drive Profit, Inspire Stronger Teams and Leadership
<ul><li><strong>Profit First - How To Make Any Business Highly Profitable, By the Very Next Deposit</strong></li><li>The profit formula is simple: Sales – Expense = Profit. The only problem is, it’s a lie. In his wildly popular presentation, Mike shows why the formula entrepreneurs use to calculate profit actually inhibits it. He shares a new approach to profit – taking it first – that instantly changes everything. With this simple yet profound change, any business, will become instantly and permanently profitable.</li><li><strong>The Pumpkin Plan - Organic Growth to Stand Out in Your Field</strong></li><li>Growing a successful small business is like growing a colossal pumpkin. Plant the right seeds: Don’t waste time doing a bunch of different things just to please your customers. Instead, identify the thing you do better than anyone else and focus all of your attention, money, and time on figuring out how to grow your company doing it. Weed out the losers: In a pumpkin patch small, rotten pumpkins stunt the growth of the robust, healthy ones. The same is true of customers. Figure out which customers add the most value and provide the best opportunities for sustained growth. Then ditch the worst of the worst. Nurture the winners: Once you figure out who your best customers are, blow their minds with care. Discover their unfulfilled needs, innovate to make their wishes come true, and over deliver on every single promise. Based on his popular book, The Pumpkin Plan, Michalowicz shares the process that colossal pumpkin farmers use to help grow businesses.</li><li><strong>All In - How Great Leaders Create Unstoppable Teams</strong></li><li>Michalowicz shares how Cross Generational leadership will help business owners discover and create more A players. He shares the non-traditional secrets of successful recruiting, a modern twist on job descriptions, and tactics on creating a team that drives your business.</li></ul><p><br></p>