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R. Michael Anderson
Founder of The Executive JOY Institute, Author, Former Professional Basketball Player
- Michael Anderson, M.B.A., M.A., founder of The Executive JOY Institute, specializes in leading competitive, driven people through the same transformation that he’s been through, integrating joy and happiness into their lives.
By the age of thirty-five, Anderson had played professional basketball (yes, he’s really six-foot nine!), founded three international software companies, and partied at the Playboy Mansion—but he simply wasn’t happy. Hard drugs, alcohol, a divorce, and a nasty lawsuit brought him to a low point. His quest for change included earning a master’s degree in Spiritual Psychology from the prestigious University of Santa Monica, and further educational achievements in neuroscience, complementing his deep understanding of human behavior.
Anderson founded The Executive JOY Institute to teach others the same real-life tools he used to transform his own life. Through speaking, writing, radio shows, and video blogs, he elevates competitive, driven people, teaching them to live happier, more authentic and fulfilled lives, and showing them how to reduce stress, overcome self-limiting beliefs, and improve relationships. He is also recognized for his contributions as a business leader who doubled revenue and profit during the great recession while his software business was named the #1 Best Place to Work.
His book "The Experiment: Discover a Revolutionary Way to Manage Stress and Achieve Work-Life Balance" is an Amazon #1 Bestselling Book in the “Creativity” and “Business Leadership Training” categories. He also authored "Leading in the Next Normal: A Guide to Building an Engaged, Resilient and Agile Virtual Workforce," reflecting his expertise in managing remote teams and fostering high-performance cultures.
Anderson has taught leaders around the world, from Panama to the Philippines to Australia and Mexico, and has worked with a broad range of clients, including notable companies like Microsoft, Salesforce, and Uber. His keynote speeches often cover vital topics such as human leadership in an AI-driven economy and leadership mindset, resonating well with audiences across corporate and entrepreneurial platforms.
Michael’s Career Highlights: * International M.B.A. (including study in Budapest and London) * M.A. in Spiritual Psychology with a focus on Conscious Health and Healing * Played professional and semi-professional basketball * CFO of an international medical company by age 25 * Founded four successful companies since 2005, one with headquarters in Singapore * Has lived and worked in six different countries * His companies were on Inc. 500|5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies for two consecutive years * His companies are frequently on the San Diego Best Places to Work lists (#2 in 2012) * Twice nominated for Most Admired CEO in San Diego * Winner of Social Entrepreneur of the Year in San Diego * Recognized as Social Entrepreneur of the year
Speech Topics
Leadership Mindset 2.0: The Psychology and Neuroscience of Reaching Your Full Potential
Stepping into a leadership role isn’t simple, and in most cases, it isn’t natural. Often you have to “un-learn” some of the things that made you successful, and significantly change how you look at, think about, and behave in different situations.
This change doesn’t happen by accident. It starts by adopting a new mindset.
In this fast-moving, highly insightful session, attendees will learn how to:
- Shift out of Imposter Syndrome into a Confident, Resilient, Powerful leader who naturally Earns Respect and Loyalty from Everyone
- Let go of the Day-to-Day Tactical Work and position yourself to be a Strategic, Forward Thinking Leader who’s working ON the Business instead of IN the Business
- Get the Most out of your Team by Empowering and Growing, Motivating and Inspiring, and holding them Accountable….WITHOUT Being a Jerk!
If your leaders need tools and skills to get their teams and the organization to the next level, this is the session for them.
Leading Through Change And Adversity
For better or for worse, I’m no stranger to leading teams through unprecedented times.
As an American and as a manager, I saw the devastating effect 9/11 had on businesses worldwide, and those powerful lessons have stuck with me to this day.
Later, after founding my own software business, the great recession hit and started to decimate our industry.
Fortunately, I applied what I learned earlier, and my company doubled in revenue and profit, acquired a competitor for next to nothing, and was named the #1 Best Place to Work.
To survive and thrive in this “next normal”, Leaders need to have a game plan for the company, the team, and themselves.
After all, most leaders have had to adapt to more change over the last year plus than in the rest of their careers combined – and we all know there’s much more coming at us.
In this Leading through Change & Adversity session, you will learn:
- What managers in your organization need to be doing right now to take charge of the change
- What every single member of your team needs to support them in these stressful, uncertain, and even opportune times
- How to position your whole company for agility and success as the chaos continues
(Presentation includes results of a meta-analysis conducted with myself and Glasgow University on successful navigation of difficult times.)
This session will ensure you equip the people in your organization who need to embrace and lead this change with the right tools, right mindset, and confidence.
Leading And Managing Remote & Hybrid Teams
Michael has been working remotely for over 20 years, and one of the companies he founded, Radiant Technologies, won the #1 Best Place to Work back in 2013 with a mostly virtual team.
When the pandemic hit and he realized that a lot of companies were struggling with remote work, he wrote the now-bestselling book Leading in the Next Normal: A Guide to Building an Engaged, Resilient and Agile Virtual Workforce.
In this program attendees will learn how to:
- Create a healthy remote workplace and know how to spot and prevent burnout
- Run productive, engaging, and even FUN remote meetings
- Keep motivation, focus, and spirits up…even through times of huge change
- Easily and gracefully hold people accountable while you empower and coach them
- Create a positive, supportive, performance focused culture that people buy into, even when they are virtual
Give your managers the toolkit they need to be successful in this new way of working with Michael’s proven system.
Insider Secrets Of Levelling Up: The 5-Step System that Leaders of Every High-Growth Company Needs to Know
Do you have a vision and desire to succeed that includes significant business growth?
Do you have a system that will absolutely get you there?
This session teaches the five key steps to turn you into a confident leader who can drive your business to rapid, sustainable growth.
I’ll start by sharing my business journey from founding, scaling, and selling three Enterprise Software companies in California. I’ll share it all; from my fantastic failures and wild success with all the harsh truths in between; delivered with humor and energy to keep you engaged.
Attendees will learn how to:
- Build, motivate, and lead a high-performance team and organization
- Make strong and impactful decisions, even in the face of risk and uncertainty
- Develop into an inspiring leader whom people naturally follow and invest in
- Build a thriving company that continues to expand and flourish in market
- Deal with the immense pressure and stress that comes with rapid growth
Once someone becomes a manager or starts a company, their leadership ability is the one thing that will determine their long-term success and impact.
Give yourself and your team the tools to transform into leaders who can drive your company towards growth, success and profits.
Available formats:
- 30 to 60 minute Keynote
- Small Group Facilitation
- Two Hour to Two Day Workshop
- Webinar / online
Perfect For:
- YPO / WPO / EO / Vistage Chapter Events & Forum Retreats
- Corporate Events
- Conferences
- Associations
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