MonkWork: Speaking, Training, Coaching/Masterminds
Achieving Strategic Growth Guided By Ancient Monastic Principles
I specialize in helping entrepreneurs and leaders unlock business growth by blending the ancient wisdom of monastic principles with proven modern strategies. Drawing on The Rule of Benedict, I guide clients through principles like strategic mindset, stability, community, excellence, and profound hospitality to align their purpose with practical actions. With tools like strategic planning, leadership frameworks, touchpoints, team-building and strengths-based assessments, I enable leaders to build stronger teams, navigate complexity, and create businesses that thrive. My coaching and training is designed to deliver tangible results while nurturing lasting success rooted in purpose and integrity.
I collaborate with mission-driven entrepreneurs, leaders and organizations who:
Desire to integrate a higher purpose into their work.
Commit to virtuousness and strategic thinking.
Focus on serving others with excellence.
Aim to deliver profound hospitality that goes beyond customer service.
Are open to redefining fulfillment and success in their work.
Speaking, Training, Coaching/Masterminds
Mike is a seasoned business coach, speaker, and trainer who brings nearly 40 years of business experience and a deep commitment to Benedictine principles to help entrepreneurs and leaders achieve strategic growth and personal fulfillment. As a Benedictine Oblate, Mike integrates ancient monastic wisdom with modern business strategies, offering a unique and holistic approach to leadership, organizational development, and personal transformation.
Speaking
Mike’s speaking engagements inspire audiences with insights on The Monk Principles—Strategic Mindset, Stability, Community, Excellence, and Profound Hospitality—providing practical tools to navigate business challenges with clarity, resilience, and purpose. Through engaging storytelling and actionable takeaways, Mike helps leaders connect faith and business, fostering sustainable growth and meaningful impact. For Mike’s current speaker kit click here.
Training
In his training programs, Mike guides teams and individuals through the Monk Principles and frameworks such as his Business Planning Funnel, Values in Action (VIA) Inventory, CliftonStrengths Finder, Gallup BP10, and the Competing Values Framework. His training is designed to enhance strategic thinking, cultivate a culture of excellence, and create high-performing, values-driven organizations.
Coaching/Masterminds
Mike’s one-on-one and group coaching, as well as his masterminds, are designed to help entrepreneurs and leaders achieve strategic growth and personal fulfillment by integrating ancient Benedictine principles with modern business practices. Through a structured approach rooted in The Monk Principles—Strategic Mindset, Stability, Community, Excellence, and Profound Hospitality—Mike guides individuals and teams in developing clarity of purpose, adaptive thinking, perseverance, and meaningful connections.
