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I knew Michael would be a great speaker for our Collegiate Recovery Leadership Academy Summit because he has a unique perspective to share with the audience. He knew exactly how to connect with them, inspire them, and deliver a captivating message. We were engaged for the full hour and that’s pretty impressive!

Whether you know everything about addiction or nothing about addiction, Michael’s message applies to everyone around the globe. He puts it in a way through his unique perspective in a way that everyone can understand. He’s a great speaker, he’s got a really bright future in public speaking and really connecting to people around the world and helping them become better leaders. Super great guy, super great thing he’s doing in life and he’s definitely going to be the next big thing in public speaking so watch out Gary Vee!

Love Michael’s workshop! If anyone out there is looking to be a better leader, spouse, parent, or human being, check out what MBW is doing!! You’ll walk out with easy, actionable steps instead of a binder of workbooks that you’ll never open again. Do yourself a favor and grab a seat before they fill up!

Michael’s Mask-Free workshop is unlike anything we have ever done as a team. We not only learned the three principles we learned HOW to use them. It was a great way for our group to bond and understand the importance of living Mask-Free. I think Michael’s workshop and system are beneficial to companies looking to bring their teams together and move in a new, unique direction of authenticity.

Michael facilitated our team through his half-day Mask-Free Workshop. It was a great way for our team to be together, have hard conversations, and learn the meaning of “Do Uncomfortable Work.” I’m now able to look at what I’m doing in my job through a new set of guidelines that help me determine if I am being unflinchingly authentic. Anyone looking to learn to lead and live Mask-Free should hire Michael!

Michael brought his Mask-Free workshop to our team and it was fantastic! By the end of the session, I walked away knowing how to articulate the problem of masks and how to reinforce removing them for better outcomes. Michael offered real-life examples of how beneficial it is to live Mask-Free. I highly recommend other companies to bring this experience to their teams.

A vulnerable and insightful read about a revolutionary approach to leadership. Michael demonstrates how the “mask-free” principles drug addicts use to recover can give any leader a competitive advantage and reinvent how we think of leadership.

Michael’s story is uncomfortable, provocative and ultimately inspiring. It will encourage you to put aside your own masks and armor, and take the great risk in fully showing up as who you are in your life and your work.

Addiction is more often associated with destruction than with redemption. In Michael Brody-Waite’s case, he has suffered both the destruction of addiction as well as the redemption of recovery. And, he has used his journey to hone life and leadership principles that guide everything he does. His experiences and learnings have helped him become a successful entrepreneur, a much admired and trusted leader, and a humble, grateful human being.