Mike is a partner with RaptorUSA, a high-end marketing consulting firm whose principals have worked with hundreds of middle-market companies nationally. He previously co-founded and was a managing partner of RSM Marketing, a firm providing an Outsourced Marketing Department to companies across all industries nationwide. He led two acquisitions for the company. Mike was also a CEO of a Wichita, Kansas ad agency serving larger clients, such as Cargill and Cox Communications. Mike founded and sold a technology company that provided solutions within the digital outdoor space. Mike is a retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel who served as a public affairs officer in New York City, the Pentagon, and NORAD, where he led media relations and information operations in the aftermath of 9/11. He routinely addressed the media's questions regarding UFO sightings and Area 51. Over his career, he has worked in the accounting and nonprofit industries. Mike has a Master's degree in Marketing Communication from the University of Kansas and taught strategic marketing for years in Newman University's MBA program, where his unorthodox approach to marketing and instruction earned him the highest student scores within the program. Mike was a Vistage member for nearly 20 years. He resides in Kansas City, Missouri.
