Our guest speaker was Michael E. Moore. Michael is known as Mr. Atlanta and is a very busy speaker throughout the region. His topic was “Networking – What To Give and How To Get”. His bio is below. We were honored to have him address our group.
Michael Moore is a successful entrepreneur, a seasoned businessman, a military officer a banker, a business consultant, a community and service organization “mover and shaker”, one of Atlanta’s most connected business people and a frequent speaker before community, civic, nonprofit and business service organizations.
When asked what her father did for a living, Michael’s young daughter responded, “He drives around, drinks coffee and visits with friends.” She was partially correct-however, he does much more. Michael understands the importance of connecting with people-and then connecting them to others with mutual interests, goals and synergistic needs and capabilities. He values ideas, has the vision to recognize an idea’s potential, and possesses innate people skills to quickly assess someone’s personality, abilities and capabilities. In 35+ years of “visiting friends”, Michael has met more than 100,000 people-and offered free advice, a tip, introduction or lead to most, at least once.
Michael has spoken to or trained many community, civic, nonprofit, business service and networking groups, as well as private clubs. His humorous slant on business trends, hard-hitting insight, practical ideas and natural storytelling ability have motivated and entertained thousands. Popular programs include “Everyone Needs a Cheerleader” and “Getting Out of Your Boat” to take bold actions that foster opportunities. His speeches have influenced boards of directors to set new direction, the Chamber of Commerce to shape fundraising strategy, and social services agency program students (such as recovering drug addicts) to take their places in society.
A great believer in community service, Michael is active in the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, the Buckhead Business Association, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and countless other groups. He’s a former board member and/or president of the Atlanta Dogwood Festival, the Buckhead Business Association, CURE, Heart of Atlanta Network and other nonprofits, as well as a former Rotary, Civitan and Optimist Club member.
After receiving his business administration/accounting and finance degree from Auburn University, Michael accepted a commission as a regular officer in the U.S. Army.
After active an duty tour he accepted a position with the Citizens & Southern National Bank, in operations and human resources before starting an entrepreneurial life in 1979 by funding his first business, a retail/wholesale gift industry company that designed, manufactured, distributed and retailed products sold to country stores and gift shops. In 1984, he opened a spin-off, a manufacturing and wholesale distributor of women’s and children’s clothing and accessories, and three years later, he became partner and marketing manager of PRISYM Technologies, a computer products reseller. His current ventures are an outgrowth of working to connect resources with active needs. Always a connector Michael spends most of his waking hours connecting people. His “day job” is coaching in, sales, marketing,operations, personal development and leadership. Additionally Michael currently serves as a Club President for CEO Space – a 20 year old “(20,000 member)” resource matching organization.
Present at the luncheon were Clint Johnson ’60, Ronald Taylor ’81, Karl Schwelm ’71, Denny Desmond ’71, Harvey Cybil ’62, Ed Hux ’61, Kent Hamlin ’70, Buzz Galbraith ’61, Bill Rentz ’55, Jerry Mackey ’54, Ed Smith ’72, Jim Hatch ’47, Bill Holmes ’64, Bob Ferrante ’90, Kenn Bruley ’91, Steve Frederick ’72, Bill Nash ’93, Dick Borowiec ’68, Ed Brownlee ’81, Jim Slemenda ’66, Matt Kirby ’94, Mike Miller ’56, Tom Judd ’72, Brian Jackson ’81, Walt Coakley ’54, Paul Borer ’70, Bob Schultz ’71 and Lee Whitfield ’71. We also had seven guests in attendance, including Ian Phillips, who is a Sea Scout and just achieved Eagle Scout this past January. He also hopes to be a member of the Class of 2014.
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