Mike Koenigs

Mike Koenigs is a serial entrepreneur; a judge onEntrepreneur.com’s Elevator Pitch; a Forbes, Fast Company,and Entrepreneur writer; and a 15-time bestselling author. Mike helps “Experts Build Empires” and “Category of One” brands. He works with entrepreneurs to elevate their status, authority, thought leadership, and message to create more impact, income, and freedom. His companies have helped over 61,000 customers in 156 countries get noticed, amplify their message, create awareness, and gain attention and engagement so they attract better customers who spend more.

As a serial entrepreneur, his first exit, Digital Café—one of the first digital marketing agencies— was sold to the publicly-traded Interpublic Group. His next two, Traffic Geyser and Instant Customer, were SaaS companies and were sold to publicly traded companies. His fourth business was sold in 2018 to a private buyer. He cohosts the Capability Amplifier podcast with Strategic Coach® founder, and author of Who, Not How and The Gap and the Gain, Dan Sullivan, and The Big Leap podcast with New York Times bestselling author Gay Hendricks. He’s a regular contributor and columnist for Entrepreneur, Fast Company, and Forbes magazines, and has interviewed, consulted, and advised celebrity clients, billionaires, and bestselling authors, including Tony Robbins, Paula Abdul, Richard Dreyfuss, Dave Asprey, JJ Virgin, John Assaraf, Brian Tracy, XPRIZE founder Peter Diamandis, Jorge Cruise, Harvey Mackay, Daniel Amen, and Darren Hardy.