Speaking
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15+ years of hands-on founder experience. Real stories, not theory. Available for keynotes, panels, and workshops.
Topics
Building & Scaling Without Compromising Culture
How to grow from startup to hundreds of employees while keeping the values and speed that made you successful.
Leadership in High-Growth Companies
What leadership actually looks like when you’re doubling headcount and managing investor expectations simultaneously.
The Founder’s Journey: Wins, Losses, and What Matters
An honest look at the entrepreneurial journey — the doubt, the failures, and why the destination is never the full story.
Building for Acquisition vs. Building for Impact
From building Freshly to a $1.5B exit to choosing a different path with Petfolk.
On Stage
Keynotes, panels, workshops
Format and energy adapt to the room — main-stage keynote, fireside panel, or close-quarters workshop.
Redefining Entrepreneurship
Conversation formats
On the News
As seen on CNBC
National TV appearances across a decade of building and selling Freshly — from launch to the Nestlé partnership.
Freshly and Nestlé donate $500K to Meals on Wheels
Mike on CNBC during COVID-19, discussing the Freshly–Nestlé partnership donating to Meals on Wheels America.
Meal delivery space wars
Following Nestlé's $77M Series C lead into Freshly — Mike on the competitive meal-delivery landscape.
Dinner disruptor taking meal market by storm: CEO
Mike's first major TV appearance, introducing Freshly to a national audience as the fresh-meal delivery category was just emerging.
Interested?
Format and duration flexible. Let's talk about what your audience needs.
We aim to respond within 2–3 business days.