Mike Thompson is the founder of SVI, a provider of innovative and highly effective leadership solutions to many of the world’s most admired companies, and is a key consultant for Wal-Mart’s culture and leadership initiatives. He is often a featured professor for John Brown University’s graduate courses in leadership and ethics. Previously, Thompson founded ThompsonMurray, an advertising firm that grew from a two-person start-up to a multi-million-dollar company serving clients such as P&G, Energizer, Michelin, and Coca-Cola.