“One of the most memorable things about working with Mike was the way his process moved us quickly from problems to possibilities to priorities. His toolbox of techniques had our entire executive team engaged, inspired and empowered.”
— Scott Ham, Former Chief Distribution Officer, President & General Counsel of Transamerica Insurance
“I’ve had the pleasure of watching Mike and team facilitate strategy forums with nearly a dozen Fortune 500, executive teams. Experiencing first-hand the orchestration between divergent and convergent techniques has made me a more skillful leader and every one of my companies perform better.”
— Dan Heuertz, Serial Entrepreneur & Certified EOS Implementer
“Mike and the people he calls friends leave a big wake.”
— Marshall Goldsmith, Thinkers50 #1 Executive Coach and the only two-time #1 leadership thinker in the world
“Mike Maddock is one of the most uniquely engaging thought leaders I know. His authentic style is captivating, and his ability to inspire using critical lessons from both startups to Fortune 100’s is priceless. I’d recommend him to our CMO and our CFO because they’d both love learning from him.”
— Robert A. McDonald—Retired chairman, president and CEO of Procter and Gamble, and former secretary of U.S. Veterans Affairs
“Mike is a connector of ideas and people.”
— Verne Harnish, Founder of Entrepreneurs’ Organization and author of “Scaling Up (Rockefeller Habits 2.0)”
“My friend and Ringleader Ventures partner Mike Maddock has created or collected, some of the very best turns-of-phrase on the planet. You can’t read the label when you’re inside the jar. God isn’t done with me yet. Knowers vs. Learners. The story I’m telling myself... Cliches are cliches for a reason.
A verbal spell-caster and meme-master, he has an arsenal of hundreds of these contagious gems, and I find myself using them all the time.
That said, the one that has been coming to mind, and into practice, most lately: Nothing makes me feel stronger than introducing two great people who deserve to know each other.
One of my favorite feelings in the working world is the feeling of connecting two stellar folks. The smiles arising from the initial goodwill and “transitive trust” are reward enough, but the downstream “dent in the universe” that stands to be created is the real payoff.
Thank you for teaching me to be generous with relationships Mike. Here’s to possibility!*
