Mike Montague has empowered entertained enlightened engaged audiences on over 3,000 live and virtual stages!

Mike is a multi-hyphenate playful human. He hosts the popular How to Succeed podcast, Playful Humans podcast, Sandler Summit, and other live and virtual events. He is also the author of LinkedIn The Sandler Way, a contributor to the Professors At Play Playbook, and the creator of numerous courses on sales and leadership for Sandler, HubSpot, Cornerstone, and more.

He has performed in front of thousands of audiences from including opening for Billy Idol, Frankie Valli, and the Kansas City Chiefs as a DJ, hosting game shows for Meta, Google, Hanes, Bartlett, Express, T-Mobile, Subway, and many more keynote speaking engagements at ATD, Inbound, Vistage Chairworld, and SHRM.

Mike is available as a public speaker for keynotes, virtual event MC, game show and podcast host, guest blogger, podcast interviews, corporate training, and just about any event that needs an energy boost!

“My mission is to use my talents and abilities to help driven professionals avoid burnout, quiet quitting, or a midlife crisis and rediscover the power of play for more fun, flow and fullfillment in their life and career. I maintain a positive attitude and sense of humor in everything I do while creating a loving, healthy, and prosperous life for my family. I consider myself a collector of best practices, and I love to share my personal and professional developement lessons with anyone who is open to listen.” – Mike Montague

Testimonials

“Mike’s expertise and delivery so impressed our team, we regularly ask him to present a sales tip to our 300+ guests attending our breakfast events. ”

Ted IveyExecutive Vice President, Accelerent

“Mike’s approach and knowledge has helped myself and fellow employees achieve a high level of success in our very competitive industry.”

Dave McCroreySales Manager, Brown Roofing

“Since bringing him on board, Surmount’s gross income has more than tripled.”

Juan Felipe CamposFounder, Surmount Studios

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