Michael Karpovich was diagnosed with brain damage at birth. He is severely dyslexic and has no depth perception! Nevertheless he has accomplished more than many have in a lifetime!Michael has worked as a farmer, a high school drama coach, a counselor, a college instructor, a radio disc jockey, a manager… He is currently the president of two different corporations.He got his professional degree in Child Psychology from the University of Michigan.He is an author, contributing to five books including “LEAD NOW” and his business book “THE BETTER BOTTOM LINE”.He is widely recognized as an international expert on the child and self esteem!He has been featured on national news including FOX News, the TODAY show and 60 minutes.He is an award winning speaker and has presented to nearly five million people the around the globe. And he gleans between five thousand and twenty-one thousand dollars every time he speaks!In 2002 he was invited to speak at the International Sales Symposium in Adelaide Australia where he represented the United States, presenting with his peers from seven other countries!He is the past president of the National Speakers Association of Michigan.Due to the respect of his peers he has been nominated to the Speakers Hall of Fame five times… an honor held by Ronald Regan, Colin Powell, Zig Ziglar & Brian Tracy!His notoriety among other speakers has lead to an honorary lifetime membership in the National Speakers Associations of New England, Kansas City, Indiana, and Utah!He is one of less than 600 Certified Speaking Professionals in the world, and one of the very youngest to earn this honor.Specialties: Motivational, Inspirational, Educational....Very effective with any size audience... or any make up audience (from young children to corporate executives to line workers e.g. HUMANS from birth to grave!)