Michael Cooper
Founder of Innovators + Influencers
Michael O. Cooper equips right-brain entrepreneurs, creative professionals and agencies with the business mindset, strategies and skills to thrive in a constantly changing environment. He is the founder of InnovatorsandInfluencers.com and serves as executive coach, facilitator and trainer for design, software, public relations and communications firms, as well as TED Fellows.
Millennials
Are You Ready for Gen Z?
Leaders need be more collaborative, share decision-making and coach employees to become more productive.
Run a Better Business
Why Talent-Centric Entrepreneurs Should Treat Their Business Like a Fashion House
Build your business around your talent and watch things flourish.
Coaches Corner
Beware of the CEO Who Doesn't Need Coaching
You might become a liability to your own company if you don't seek out guidance every once in a while.
Selling a Business
7 Vital Steps to Position Your Company for Acquisition
Here's a piece of advice: Start preparing to sell today, rather than years from now.
Time Management
8 Time Buckets That Entrepreneurs Can Use to Maintain a Healthy Business and Lifestyle
Business owners tend to struggle with time management. While innate creative talent cannot be taught, time management can.
Metrics
Use the Metrics That Really Matter in Your Business
Numbers are vitally important to knowing how well you're doing, but only if they're pertinent to your goals.
Creativity
What Creatives Can Do About Feeling Undervalued and Underpaid
Don't be dismissive of the ideas and connections your brain makes. They hold a lot of value.
Stress Management
A Simple Strategy to Prevent Feeling Overwhelmed and Over-committed
If you fall into nearly half of the population who often finds themselves on a path to burnout or stress, it's time to make a change.
Coaches Corner
Why Would a Successful Entrepreneur Hire a Coach?
It's not as if coaches have secret powers, but good coaches can help you see what you're missing and identify your blind spots.
Marketing
Motivate Customers to Buy Based on Their Brain Type
With the right messages, you can speak to people in a way that ultimately boosts sales.
Problem Solving
Defining Problems: The Most Important Business Skill You've Never Been Taught
Fundamental critical thinking is essential in business, and life, but is seldom seen on a college curriculum. Happily, it's something you can figure out.
Communication Strategies
How to Effectively Communicate With Different Brain Types
Knowing the way your audience processes information can greatly help you structure your most important points.
Managing Employees
Bring Out the Best in Your Employees, Based on Their Brain Type
Understanding how your workers think and approach tasks will help you effectively adjust your management to deliver optimal results.
Stress Management
How to Manage Stress Based on Your Brain Type
The way you handle work determines the way you handle pressure. Learn these techniques to deal.
Take It From The Pros
Determining Your Entrepreneur Style and Getting Past Your Business Blind Spots
Are you a controller, innovator, nurturer, or 'systemizer?' Determining your brain type can help you recognize and address the blind spots holding you back from your true potential.
