Mike Michalowicz

Michael Michalowicz (/mɪˈkæləwɪts/ mick-AL-ə-wits; born September 19, 1970) is an American business author and entrepreneur. He is the author of nine business books published by Penguin Random House, including All In, Get Different (2021), Profit First (2017), The Pumpkin Plan (2012) and Clockwork Revised & Expanded (2022).

Previously, he hosted the “Business Rescue” segment for MSNBC’s Your Business, was a small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal, and starred in the reality television program Bailout!.

Early life Born and raised in Boonton Township, New Jersey, Michalowicz attended Boonton High School, graduated from Virginia Tech in 1993, where he was captain of the Virginia Tech men’s lacrosse team. He graduated with two degrees, one in finance and the other in management science.

Career Michalowicz 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 acquired by Robert Half International in 2006. Terms were not disclosed. Michalowicz owns seven companies. He is a co-founder of six additional organizations with exclusive licensing rights to his work.

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