Mike Hourigan

Change Management isn’t always about Change Management

In Blog, Change Management

It may sound redundant, but it’s true. A simple fact of life is that people change. While change management is a holistic and long-term strategy of preparing teams and other stakeholders for change and guiding them through the challenges arising from it, sometimes a change management strategy just isn’t solely about organization-wide change management itself. It’s about people’s reaction to change. How people themselves also change over time. Culture...

In Blog, Keynote Speaker

Common Mistakes in Hiring a Keynote Speaker You need a great keynote speaker for your event and in all the hoopla leading up to it, you might be getting overwhelmed. As a result, you can end up making some mistakes when choosing a keynote speaker: this can cause your meeting to totally flat flat, or other aspects of your event can go wrong. Here are some common mistakes...

In Videos

Mike is having fun with the audience during a keynote speech.

In Videos

Mike discusses the key sales issues that most people miss.

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Mike shares some of his most popular stories.

In Keynotes/Breakouts

Mike Hourigan's keynote and training topics.

In Meeting Planners

Why it takes more than a speech to make a meeting.

In Clients

Partial Client list for sales training programs offered by keynote speaker mike hourigan

"I appreciate how prepared you were, your flexibility to meet and plan with us, and your commitment to achieving the objectives we established for our event....thank you for helping make the time we dedicated to this event meaningful and worthwhile for our Leadership Team, which is a team that places a lot of value on concrete results." - Aetna

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Mike Hourigan's association keynote speech clients

"I like it when a speaker states early on that he’s not going to waste the audience’s time and then delivers on that promise. Mike’s insight on corporate structure, dealing with rapid change, and taking time to deal with the results of changes on our employees, set the perfect tone for the kickoff of our annual conference." - President, Association of Alternate Postal Systems

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Keynote Speaker Mike Hourigan's company clients

"What an exceptional experience having Mike speak to our group of directors and managers...his presentation was unique, energizing and entirely helpful...he shaped his presentation around the company's mission and current needs...having hired many keynote speakers, I could see the difference in interest, professionalism and the level of engagement Mike brought to the job!" - Childcare Network

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Keynote Speaker and Breakout Speaker holding keynote speeches to Pharmaceutical clients

"You were able to capture the attention of our diverse audience, which included front line supervisors from nursing to environmental services up to our executive leaders including our regional president. Your unique style and talent helped to intrigue this sometimes-tough audience. You demonstrated a remarkable ability to mix humor into a motivational message." - Novant Health

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Government Keynote Speech clients of Mike Hourigan

"Your remarks were direct and totally addressed the requirements we desired to fullfil. It is not an easy task to make an indelible impression on the leadership of any organization, but through your enthusiasm, humor, and thought-provoking message you certainly accomplished that....." - U.S. Army

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Keynote Speaker Mike Hourigan's Professional Services

"Your energetic presentation style kept our attendees attentive and engaged in the subjects you discussed. Your program included timely information our bankers can take back to their banks and implement immediately." - Missouri Bankers Association