April 10, 2019 | Authority Magazine Jason Crowley: Can you tell us the “backstory” about what brought you to this specific career path? Michael J. Coles: My career path might seem unconventional, but there are some important themes that run through…
April 3, 2019 | The St. Pete Catalyst If you’ve ever been to a Great American Cookie Company store, you’ve likely heard the tale: The company started with $8,000, and grew to hundreds of stores nationwide with sales over $100…
April 3, 2019 | Henry County Times Michael Coles, co-founder of Great American Cookie Company and former CEO of Caribou Coffee, will talk about his new book, “Time to Get Tough: How Cookies, Coffee, and A Crash Led to…
March 22, 2019 | Kennesaw State University As Kirsten Miles prepares to graduate from the Executive MBA program this spring, she is grateful for the relationships she has built within her cohort, and how those relationships have prepared her to…
March 15, 2019 | Atlanta Business Chronicle If one person knows what it means to never give up, it’s Michael Coles. Not only has he led several prominent companies, including Caribou Coffee and Great American Cookies, but he’s overcome a…
March 12, 2019 | Dunwoody Crier Michael J. Coles, co-founder of the Great American Cookie Co., gave an early morning “Ted Ted” to the Dunwoody High School DECA members. Coles is also the former CEO of Caribou Coffee, namesake for…
February 25, 2019 | Southern Seasons
February 16, 2019 | TiECON Florida Michael J. Coles is an Atlanta business executive, serial entrepreneur, education advocate, well-known public speaker, and the namesake of the Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University. After almost two decades in the…
February 8, 2019 | Northside Neighbor Michael J. Coles, co-founder of the Great American Cookie Co. and former CEO of Caribou Coffee, will speak at the Buckhead Business Association’s weekly breakfast meeting Feb. 14 from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at…
January 25, 2019 | Atlanta Journal Constitution Michael Coles literally crashed. He literally burned. He literally had to learn to put one foot in front of the other. The memoir from the entrepreneur who founded Great American Cookies and later…