{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Short description|Entrepreneur, TV host, columnist}} {{Infobox person | name = Mike Michalowicz | image = Mike Michalowicz Keynoting at Entreleadership - 2024.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Michalowicz in 2024 | birth_name = Michael Michalowicz | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|09|19}} | birth_place = Boonton Township, New Jersey, US | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | spouse = Kristen Michalowicz | alma_mater = Virginia Tech | occupation = Author | known_for = | website = {{url|http://www.MikeMichalowicz.com}} }}
'''Michael Michalowicz''' (/mɪˈkæləwɪts/ mick-AL-ə-wits; born September 19, 1970) is an American author, entrepreneur, and lecturer known for his irreverent, practical approach to building healthy, profitable companies. He is the author of nine business books published by Penguin Random House, including ''All In'' (2023), ''Get Different'' (2021), ''Profit First'' (2017), The Pumpkin Plan (2012) and ''Clockwork Revised & Expanded'' (2022).
His upcoming release, ''The Money Habit'' (2026), is the inaugural title from Simplified, a new publishing imprint curated by Michalowicz in partnership with Page Two Books. ''The Money Habit'' applies his proven ''Profit First'' principles to personal finance, offering a clear path to everyday financial freedom.
Michalowicz’s latest ventures include [https://moneymakershow.com/ 4 Minute Money Maker], a fast-paced television series where he tackles the real-life growing pains of businesses across the country, and Becoming Self Made, a podcast produced in partnership with Relay Financial and Pod People that explores the hoops, hurdles, and humbling journeys entrepreneurs face on their way to the top of their game.
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,<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/592042821/ "Book can help entrepreneurs"], ''Neighbor News'', December 3, 2008. Accessed December 26, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Michael (Mike) Michalowicz, who started and sold two businesses and now works as a consultant to individuals undertaking new business ventures, recently published ''The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur''.... The author, who lives in Mountain Lakes with his wife and three children, grew up in Boonton Township. He graduated from Boonton High School and the Virginia Institute of Technology."</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesagencycouncil/2017/10/26/how-to-hire-and-develop-a-team-of-a-players/?sh=68a3c0077866 |title= How To Hire And Develop A Team of A-Players |website= Forbes |date=October 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/03/CM-alumnus-author-2024.html?utm_source=cmpgn_news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=vtUnirelNewsDailyPublicCMP_april0524-public |title= Virginia Tech alumnus pens different path |website= Virginia Tech News |date=April 4, 2024}}</ref>
==Career== Michalowicz founded Olmec Systems <ref>{{Cite web|url= https://marker.medium.com/the-book-that-taught-me-i-was-doing-entrepreneurship-wrong-e53d3dc8ed6c |title= The Book That Taught Me I Was Doing Entrepreneurship Wrong |date=February 20, 2021}}</ref> 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. Terms were not disclosed.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/protiviti-acquires-pg-lewis-amp-associates |title= Protiviti Acquires P.G. Lewis & Associates |date=March 3, 2006}}</ref> Michalowicz owns seven companies, including a small business investment accelerator called Prosper Group. He is a co-founder of six additional organizations with exclusive licensing rights to his work. <ref>{{Cite web|url= https://njtechweekly.com/henrys-take-morris-tech-meetup-and-how-mike-michalowicz-schooled-me-in-quarantine-twice/ |title= How Mike Michalowicz Schooled Me In Quarantine. Twice! |date=May 21, 2020}}</ref>
==Books== *{{cite book|title=All In: How Great Leaders Build Unstoppable Teams |url= https://allinbymike.com/ |url-access= |last=Michalowicz |first=Mike |year=2023 |location=New York |publisher=Portfolio/Penguin |isbn= 978-0593544501 |oclc= |ref=none}} *{{cite book|title=My Money Bunnies: Fun Money Management For Kids|url= https://mymoneybunnies.com/ |url-access= |last=Michalowicz |first=Mike |year=2021 |location=New York |publisher=Obsidian Launch |isbn= 978-0578929989 |oclc= |ref=none}} *{{cite book|title=Get Different: Marketing That Can't Be Ignored|url= https://gogetdifferent.com/ |url-access= |last=Michalowicz |first=Mike |year=2021 |location=New York |publisher=Portfolio/Penguin |isbn= 978-0593330630 |oclc= |ref=none}} *{{cite book|title=Fix This Next: Make The Vital Change That Will Level Up Your Business|url= https://fixthisnext.com/ |url-access= |last=Michalowicz |first=Mike |year=2020 |location=New York |publisher=Portfolio/Penguin |isbn= 978-0593084410 |oclc= |ref=none}} *{{cite book|title=Clockwork (Revised & Expanded): Design Your Business To Run Itself|url= https://clockworkbymikemichalowicz.com/ |url-access= |last=Michalowicz |first=Mike |year=2018 |location=New York |publisher=Portfolio/Penguin |isbn= 978-0593538173 |oclc= |ref=none}} *{{cite book|title=Profit First (Revised & Expanded): Transform Your Business From A Cash Eating Monster To A Money Making Machine|url= https://profitfirstbook.com/ |url-access= |last=Michalowicz |first=Mike |year=2017 |location=New York |publisher=Portfolio/Penguin |isbn= 978-0735214149 |oclc= |ref=none}} *{{cite book|title=Surge: Time the Marketplace, Ride the Wave of Consumer Demand, and Become Your Industry's Big Kahuna |url= https://surgebymikemichalowicz.com/ |url-access= |last=Michalowicz |first=Mike |year=2016 |location=New York |publisher=Obsidian Press |isbn= 978-0981808246 |oclc= |ref=none}} *{{cite book|title=The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy To Grow A Remarkable Business In Any Field|url= https://pumpkinplan.com/ |url-access= |last=Michalowicz |first=Mike |year=2012 |location=New York |publisher=Portfolio/Penguin |isbn= 978-1591844884 |oclc= |ref=none}} *{{cite book|title=The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur: The tell-it-like-it-is guide to cleaning up in business, even if you are at the end of your roll. |url= https://toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/ |url-access= |last=Michalowicz |first=Mike |year=2008 |location=New York |publisher=Obsidian Press |isbn= 978-0981808208 |oclc= |ref=none}}
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==External links== * [http://www.MikeMichalowicz.com Official website]
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