Review of Time to Get Tough
September 2018 | Publisher's Weekly Michael Coles, co-founder of Great American Cookies and former executive at Caribou Coffee, shares life lessons learned the hard way in this winning chronicle. He begins by movingly recounting how, as a young boy, he…
An Inspirational and Unconventional Success Story
August, 2018 | University of Georgia Press Michael J. Coles, the co-founder of the Great American Cookie Company and the former CEO of Caribou Coffee, did not follow a conventional path into business. He does not have an Ivy League pedigree…
Coles’ Autobiography a Case Study in Perseverance
August 29, 2018 | Neighbor News Michael J. Coles has made it a habit to not only defy the odds against him, but also to turn obstacles into opportunities, near-fatal tragedies into triumphs and poverty into philanthropic success. The historic…
Podcast Ep. 5: Michael Coles: The Cookie King
May 1, 2017| Glenn Zweig Michael Coles is a successful entrepreneur, investor, advisor and community leader. He co-founded The Great American Cookie Company and grew it into the largest franchisor of cookie stores with 350 locations and sales of over…