Michael Brown
Wake up your audience with a keynote address from Michael Brown. Yes, that Michael Brown. Michael has experienced the hilltop and valley in politics and leadership as one of the 100 most influential political persons during the George W. Bush Administration, to Keith Olbermann's "Worst Person in the World" title.
Gallup's "Clifton Strengths" identify Michael's key abilities as (a) Individualization, (2) Strategic Thinking; (3) an Activator; (4) Context, and (4) Positivity. Put those strengths to work for your organization.
Your audience will be captivated by the incredible resilience Michael shows, having been an incredibly successful leader to the scourge of the media. He speaks from the heart. What better person to learn the true lessons of leadership than from someone who has experienced the heights of success and the utter despair of failure.
Your audience may think they know the true story of Michael Brown, but they don't. And what they will learn from his presentation will last well beyond the last day of your envent. They will take his lessons to heart, and carry those lessons into your organization or association.
Resilience resides within every person, company or organization. The key is learning when and how to dip into that reservoir of resilience to survive any crisis, whether personal or business-related. Michael has had to call upon that well of resilience and has thrived in doing so.
He served as the first Under Secretary of Homeland Security for President George W. Bush from 2003-2005, and as the Director, Deputy Director and General Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, from 2001-2005. He was a member of the White House Consequence Management Committee, comprised of cabinet deputies, following the attacks of 9/11. He chaired the White House Transition Team for Emergency Preparedness & Response, Department of Homeland Security. He also served on the National Security Council's Deputies Committee.
Michael has a unique perspective on homeland security issues since he is the only Presidential appointee to have served in a legacy agency and also on the transition team to create DHS and as an Under Secretary in the newly created cabinet department. National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice and Deputy National Security Advisor Steve Hadley described Michael's participation as particularly critical after the attack of 9/11.
During his tenure in the Bush Administration Michael served as a representative to NATO's Civil Emergency Planning Committee and worked on various matters in Russia, the European Union and its member nations, and throughout Southeast Asia.
Michael appears on national television news programs, including ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC and is a frequent guest on the Fox News Channel and Fox Business. He has blogged for The National Journal, written for The Huffington Post and The Daily Caller. He has been an expert for publications such as the Homeland Defense Journal, Crisis Response Journal and others.
The author of Deadly Indifference: The Perfect [Political] Storm Michael poignantly describes the role of politics in a risk-averse society facing natural or manmade disasters. He has traveled around the world speaking on issues of homeland security, crisis management and personal resilience.
He is a graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma, the Oklahoma City University School of Law. Michael has been an adjunct professor of law at the OCU School of Law and the University of Denver School of Law where he taught courses on legislation, state and local government, national security.
Currently the host of syndicated The Michael Brown Show he is heard in 38 states from his flagship station 850KOA in Denver and throughout the world on iHeartRadio.com.
Wake up your audience with a keynote address from Michael Brown. Yes, that Michael Brown. Michael has experienced the hilltop and valley in politics and leadership as one of the 100 most influential political persons during the George W. Bush Administration, to Keith Olbermann's "Worst Person in the World" title.
Gallup's "Clifton Strengths" identify Michael's key abilities as (a) Individualization, (2) Strategic Thinking; (3) an Activator; (4) Context, and (4) Positivity. Put those strengths to work for your organization.
Your audience will be captivated by the incredible resilience Michael shows, having been an incredibly successful leader to the scourge of the media. He speaks from the heart. What better person to learn the true lessons of leadership than from someone who has experienced the heights of success and the utter despair of failure.
Your audience may think they know the true story of Michael Brown, but they don't. And what they will learn from his presentation will last well beyond the last day of your envent. They will take his lessons to heart, and carry those lessons into your organization or association.
Resilience resides within every person, company or organization. The key is learning when and how to dip into that reservoir of resilience to survive any crisis, whether personal or business-related. Michael has had to call upon that well of resilience and has thrived in doing so.
He served as the first Under Secretary of Homeland Security for President George W. Bush from 2003-2005, and as the Director, Deputy Director and General Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, from 2001-2005. He was a member of the White House Consequence Management Committee, comprised of cabinet deputies, following the attacks of 9/11. He chaired the White House Transition Team for Emergency Preparedness & Response, Department of Homeland Security. He also served on the National Security Council's Deputies Committee.
Michael has a unique perspective on homeland security issues since he is the only Presidential appointee to have served in a legacy agency and also on the transition team to create DHS and as an Under Secretary in the newly created cabinet department. National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice and Deputy National Security Advisor Steve Hadley described Michael's participation as particularly critical after the attack of 9/11.
During his tenure in the Bush Administration Michael served as a representative to NATO's Civil Emergency Planning Committee and worked on various matters in Russia, the European Union and its member nations, and throughout Southeast Asia.
Michael appears on national television news programs, including ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC and is a frequent guest on the Fox News Channel and Fox Business. He has blogged for The National Journal, written for The Huffington Post and The Daily Caller. He has been an expert for publications such as the Homeland Defense Journal, Crisis Response Journal and others.
The author of Deadly Indifference: The Perfect [Political] Storm Michael poignantly describes the role of politics in a risk-averse society facing natural or manmade disasters. He has traveled around the world speaking on issues of homeland security, crisis management and personal resilience.
He is a graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma, the Oklahoma City University School of Law. Michael has been an adjunct professor of law at the OCU School of Law and the University of Denver School of Law where he taught courses on legislation, state and local government, national security.
Currently the host of syndicated The Michael Brown Show he is heard in 38 states from his flagship station 850KOA in Denver and throughout the world on iHeartRadio.com.
Resilience & Leadership -
Is your organization resilient? Are you resilient? Most people are, but don't know how to draw upon that resilience in times of crisis. Resilience is the key component to overcoming a crisis you never anticipated.
Michael Brown has survived both organizational and personal crises. And, he has survived well.
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Managing a Crisis When The Wheels Come Off
Keep your audience in rapt attention as they hear what happens when an organization is faced with a crisis where nothing works and the whole world is watching.
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An Insider's Insightful & Irreverent View of Today's Current Events & Politics
Unless you've lived inside that bubble, you can't truly comprehend just how crazy or different it is than what's presented in the media. Yes, it is that different.
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An Insider's View of 9/11
On September 11, 2001, Michael Brown found himself aboard a KC-135 being escorted by fighter jets back to Andrews Air Force Base. Hear his intriguing story of what took place at the White House, the Pentagon, Ground Zero and FEMA in those days afterwards.
Disaster Comes In All Forms - Cyber, Natural, Manmade. How Does Your Organization Survive?
That complacency is dangerous and can be fatal.
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Do You Know Your Strengths & Do You Use Them?
Michael has used Gallup to identify his strenghts - (1) Individualization; (2) Strategic Thinking; (3) an Activator; (4) Understanding Context; and, (5) Positivity.
Have Michael change your organization's...
