Michael E. Parker specializes in motivating and inspiring people to strive for excellence in life and in business. An award winning entrepreneur, Fortune 100 consultant, and author. Michael is also a dynamic and engaging speaker who has spoken at over 1,000 events throughout the US, Canada, and the Pacific Rim.
Prior to starting his own companies, Michael worked for Toyota Motor Manufacturing and received direct training on the Toyota Production System and Lean Management Philosophy in Japan, Canada, and throughout the United States. In his career, he has managed and led Lean management programs for multi-million dollar organizations in both the service and manufacturing industries.
After seeing how Lean could be used to improve operations in the manufacturing industry, Michael decided to expand his experience and knowledge to the service industry. He started and expanded more than 20 companies across multiple industries while creating a new management philosophy. Michael has created over $1,000,000 dollars in technology to develop people, professionals, and entrepreneurs. Michael's superpower is making complicated things simple and getting people to achieve their goals beyond their normal limitations and obstacles.