A senior business leader driving excellence in business and personal growth, I help CEOs, companies, and diverse executives grow as fast and as far as possible to their optimum potential. With 20+ years of corporate business and executive management experience, I lead with an emphasis on Talent, Teams, and Culture, bringing deep expertise in new business development, coaching, culture building, recruiting, and retention. As a Vistage Chair, I help CEOs accelerate economic and personal growth through personalized one-on-one executive coaching and our exclusive, results-driven, confidential peer advisory boards. Vistage offers the most comprehensive approach to CEO/Owner development — delivering uncompromising value to executive leaders in 19 countries around the globe.As a Keynote Speaker, Workshop Leader, and founder of The Newschool Group, I work with both large and small organizations to help better identify top talent, create strong cultures, and build high-performing teams. A published author, and recognized authority on leadership and motivational speaking, I have a strong commitment to making a real difference in people’s lives every day.I believe that strong leaders build relationships based on trust, and lead by example to achieve personal and business goals. I challenge my clients to be bolder and better leaders — and to take ownership of the complex challenges of the corporate leadership experience.With a clear and direct approach to coaching, I build cohesion in my peer advisory boards, driving ultimate goal achievement for high-performing leaders. I am currently building groups in the Louisville, Lexington, & Frankfort areas. Specialties include Executive Coach, Peer Advisory Board Facilitator, Motivational Speaker, Retention Expert, Recruitment, Talent Development, and Culture Building, among other executive leadership arenas.Connect with me to start a conversation. You can also reach me:✉mduke@vistagechair.com✉ mduke@michaelduke.com