“Dynamic!”
"The Greatest Storyteller!”
“Not the same snoozy cliché”
“Holy F*ck! Now I know who I am.”
“Couldn’t take my eyes off her!”
It’s Time to
Make A Scene.
The only thing standing in the way of your most raved about talk?
Your BIG idea.
You think (because you’ve heard it again and again) that you need a big story. A big thing to say. A big, teachable moment. The reality? You have to think smaller.
Way smaller.
It’s the small moments.
Small pieces of dialogue.
Small realizations.
And the specific scenes of your life and your experience that make the biggest impact on stage.
The result? You own center stage. Stop feeling like an extra and start feeling like the star.
I’m here to unearth and carve those specific scenes with you.
“Mike is the Spielberg for public speakers”
- Erin King, Bestselling Author, Top-Ranked Keynote Speaker
Whether we’re talking Ted Talks, podcast episodes, self-help books, or board rooms, the “good” part of any good story comes from YOU and your ability to tell it.
My job is to help you get to the core of your story (whether it’s how you became an astronaut or what you noticed in Aisle 2 at the grocery store last Tuesday…) and share it in a confident, unapologetic way that creates change. I don’t want you to just tell a cool story, I want your audience to be profoundly impacted by your words.
When that happens, you create what I like to call a #MikeDropMoment. It’s in these moments that powerful shifts occur. Sometimes they’re for you, sometimes they’re for your audience. Either way, someone becomes more unapologetically themself.
Much like a movie director, the job of a keynote director is to captivate the audience. By helping you own your power in your storytelling, we can transform your audience the same way Spielberg's Oscar winners do.
The most captivating people in the room are the ones who know how to make a scene. The Mike Drop Method transforms your relationship with your voice, body, and story so you can do exactly that.
The approach I use to make all this happen is called The Mike Drop Method, and this is what it's all about:
- Uncovering your story
- Revealing your truth via voice and body work
- Thinking like a director
This work is fun, deep, healing, and transformational.
You're here because you want to tell better stories. You want to tap into your full potential, but you aren't quite sure how to unmask the transformational story within you.
Are you ready for it?
WAYS TO WORK WITH MIKe
Get the director’s treatment on your idea, speech, and story to discover new ways to punch up your talk.
Let’s dive deep into your speaker platform and brand to discover what it takes to make you a legend.
Director's Cut Intensive
Legend Era Brand Intensive
The Dailies Video Review
Send me a video of your talk, and I return a play-by-play video reaction with specific suggestions for making it even better.
Director's Cut Intensive
InvestmenT: $1500
Go from satisfactory to standing ovation with this 90-minute creative and developmental session where I dive deep into your idea, your speech, and your story to help you punch up your talk so you can confidently conquer the stage.
I’ll pinpoint areas where you can crank up the drama, enhance the comedy, or add a touch of suspense.
This is a great fit for you if you’re already booked and busy but still missing that je ne sais quoi that will make your performance unforgettable.
Legend Era Brand Intensive
InvestmenT: $1500
You’re a force in your industry. Now, it’s time to make sure your visual branding and messaging are made for the main stage.
In this 90-minute session, I’ll examine every aspect of your speaking brand and platform to identify how to elevate your positioning so you can step into your legend era.
This is a great fit for you if you want to level up—in fees, in status, in gigs—or you know your current packaging doesn’t match the legend you were born to be.
The Dailies Video Review
InvestmenT: $1500
In Hollywood, they review the day’s filming to make sure they get the shot they need.
In this version, you send me a video of your talk (up to one hour), and I return a play-by-play video reaction with specific suggestions for making it even better.
This is a great fit for you if you’re looking for ways to improve your keynote’s impact and want to get a director’s insights on how to do it.
Keynote Directing
Want to deliver a transformational speech on stage? It’s time to hire someone with the directorial chops to see the things you can’t and the creative ability to envision what’s possible for you.
Let’s work together on it all—your talk, delivery, production, distribution, and marketing—as part of an ongoing creative partnership.
"Mike helped me create the signature keynote I'd been dreaming of giving. He was so skillful, artful, creative in helping me create a #mikedropmoment."
“He should have charged me 5x as much because the VALUE I received was so astounding!”
“Working with Mike made me more compelling, more motivational, more relatable, and more myself”
WORD ON THE STREET
— Erin King, Bestselling Author & Top-Ranked Keynote Speaker
— Tiffany Lanier, Change and wellbeing keynote speaker
— Laura Gassner Otting, bestselling author and TEDx speaker
The Keynote Confidential
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A Stage for Impact, Not Harm
Storytelling is about truth, connection, and impact. I work with people and projects that excite me—ones that are driven by curiosity, creativity, and a desire to shape the world for the better.
What I won’t do?
I don’t lend my voice, my expertise, or my energy to messages that are divisive, anti-LGBTQ+, racist, anti-human rights, or rooted in fascism. That’s a non-negotiable.
If you’re here to build something meaningful, inclusive, and powerful, let’s make some magic together. If your message works to silence, exclude, or harm others, I’m simply not your guy. Full stop.
Love is love.
Black lives matter.
Trans rights are human rights.
No human is illegal.
Immigrants make the world a better place.
Women should decide what happens to their own bodies.
Period.
