Michael is the CEO of Arc Integrated, an organizational consulting and professional coaching practice in Asheville, NC. Through a focus on emotional intelligence, leadership and communication, Arc Integrated empowers individuals and organizations to achieve peak performance in their work and life. As a consultant and coach, Michael has helped organizational leaders and teams improve retention, productivity and sales. Michael focuses on improving employee engagement, reducing stress and improving communication at the individual and organizational levels to ultimately create peak performing leaders, teams and organizations. He has facilitated trainings and spoken internationally on leadership, change management, team building, communication, emotional intelligence, employee engagement, self-care and other topics. Michael is a best selling author and his writing can also be seen on Livestrong, Time, Money, About, Entreprenuer and The Washington Post. For more information, find Michael and his team at www.arcintegrated.com Michael enjoys hiking, traveling, reading, listening to podcasts and has been studying and teaching martial arts for more than 10 years. Michael often incorporates philosophies from his martial arts study into his work with individuals and organizations.