“No hesitation in recommending Mike Orlov to any organisation"; Jason B. Smith CEO BANZ Group. See below for over 80 written recommendations and 3,000+ endorsements.I am passionate about interactions between people, facilitating the release of an individual’s potential as well as between teams, divisions and companies; key focus is creating alignment among individuals and developing value-driving operationsHaving completed an MBA in 2004, achieving a Distinction and invited to study for an executive PhD, I underpin my extensive commercial experience in Europe and the GCC with a robust business academic foundation and am committed to building partnerships and continuous learning. I am also a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management (FInstLM)Balancing intellectual rigor with an experienced and practical approach, I have been a publisher of magazines, ran a national newspaper advertisement sales team in the UK, held a board directorship at the London Evening Standard and been a director of one of Northern & Shell's businessesBefore becoming a partner at SSG, I launched media brands in Dubai, was Chief Performance Officer for News Group International and was the Chief Executive at Primedia International, with offices across the GCC I am a leadership and management transformation and change agent, facilitator, mentor, business coach, trainer, public speaker, presenter, story-teller and a published business author with a weekly column in a daily newspaper and a regular business magazine slot. • Reflective strategist and action-orientated tactician• Ensuring planned transformations become realities• Allocation of resources matching capabilities to aspirations• Focus on building human, social, organizational and intellectual capital• Sales focused revenue-driver and waste-controlling business management• Enabling individuals and organizations achieve new realities on a daily basis