February 10, 2020 | Atlanta Business Chronicle I had been thinking about writing a book for more than 25 years. During that time, I have been given numerous opportunities to tell my story about overcoming adversity, and these talks seemed…
January 09, 2020 | Interview with Bill Lampton, Ph.D. Michael J. Coles, founder of the Great American Cookie Company and former president of Hillels of Georgia, will receive the Billi and Bernie Marcus Visionary Award for his work in the Jewish…
January, 2020 | Georgia Hollywood Review
January 1, 2020 | Atlanta Magazine After a long career in the clothing business, Coles founded the Great American Cookie Co. with Arthur Karp in 1977. They grew an initial $8,000 investment into the largest cookie store franchise in the…
November 21, 2019 | GSU Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute By: Lexie Newhouse A year to the date from his release of Time to Get Tough, Michael Coles’ memoir offers a glimpse of his experiences as Co-Founder of Great American Cookies and former…
November 21, 2019 | GSU Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa9Ba_ny93Y&ab_channel=Entrepreneurship%26InnovationInstitute The H.J. Russell Motivational Author Talk connects award-winning authors to the Georgia State community to share their experiences and tips for today's entrepreneurs. Following the talk, there was an opportunity…
September 23, 2019 | Good Day Atlanta ATLANTA (FOX 5 Atlanta) - He's a great example of not letting life take him down. Michael Coles is the co-founder of Great American Cookie Company, former CEO of Caribou Coffee and now a published…
September 20, 2019 | The Treaty Michael Coles, a co-founder of the Great American Cookie Company and former CEO of Caribou Coffee, came to visit Kempsville High School during the first block on Wednesday, September 18, to speak to Entrepreneurship…
August 19, 2019 | Jewish in St. Louis Co-founder of Great American Cookie Company and former CEO of Caribou Coffee, Michael J. Coles is a business expert, serial entrepreneur, education advocate, transformational leader and well-known public speaker. In his new…