Mike brings myriad skills to share with Baker clients: a proven entrepreneur, leader, sales executive and consultant, he has specialized in driving revenues in the highly competitive technology industry, and in the intricacies of staff development. His thorough grasp of the subject matter and easy-going manner make his presentations accessible to everyone.

As founder or principal officer of several different companies, Mike has presided over significant market growth for his firms, generating bottom-line profitability and closing high-dollar transactions. Keys to his success include entrepreneurial drive, a high level of motivation, ability to sell at all levels, solution-orientation and ability to identify and recruit high-performance team members. He has directed regional sales management teams covering major U.S. markets, personally negotiating, closing and directing hundreds of consulting projects for small, emerging companies to Fortune 10 companies. His staff development expertise extends from identifying the right candidates to training and retaining key contributors at all levels.

As the Chief Operating Officer for a national technology-consulting firm, Mike was responsible for overall profit and loss throughout multiple offices, directing a profit improvement drive, raising productivity and establishing consistent products, processes and quality controls across the organization. After negotiating the sale of that privately-held company, Mike began a winning business and entrepreneur consulting practice, providing executive level business strategies targeted to business growth, increased sales and improved profit for start-ups to mid-size businesses.

Mike and his wife Carol live on a small ranch west of Houston, Texas where he has a few longhorn cows. Mike also raises Quarter Horses and competes in National Cutting Horse Association events.