From starting three businesses, recovering from a near-fatal motorcycle accident and setting three trans-continental world bicycling records, making two bids for U.S. Congress, and writing legislation for Georgia’s film tax credit that changed an industry, Michael Coles’ story is one of true grit and perseverance. Coles actively lectures and delivers keynote speeches for universities, organizations and corporate events across the country.

Big Picture Speech Topics: Facing Goliath-like challenges. The difference between success and failure is how you deal with the unexpected. 

Takeaways For Your Audience:  

• Insights from the failures and successes that led one of the most successful entrepreneurs from poverty and a near-fatal motorcycle accident to founding a $100-million company and becoming the namesake of the business school at Georgia’s third largest university—despite never having attended college himself. 
• From starting three businesses, to setting transcontinental world cycling records, to making two bids for U.S. Congress, to writing legislation for Georgia film tax credit that changed an industry, how true grit and perseverance can fuel success.
• How taking risks and facing failures is only half the battle. One of the nation’s leading businessmen gives tips for dealing with unexpected and learning from it. 
• Practical advice for not only how to succeed in business, but also how to use unconventional methods to face any daunting challenge. 
• Tips for how to disrupt an industry from someone who started one of the nation’s first cookie companies, overcame the competition and sold it for millions.