Brief Bio (100 words)
Dr. Mike Armour is the founder of Strategic Leadership Development International based in Dallas, Texas. As a leadership consultant and coach, Mike works with executive teams in some of America's largest companies and speaks before dozens of audiences each year.
A lifelong leader and a retired Navy captain, Mike has been a university dean, a college president, a chief information officer, a board chairman, and a Congressional candidate. He has also led a variety of non-profits and has spearheaded several multimillion dollar fund-raising campaigns. An award-winning author in the field of leadership, he has been published in a dozen languages.
Bio - Medium Length (150 words)
Dr. Mike Armour appears before dozens of audiences each year, speaking frequently on leadership, communication, and greater personal impact. As the president of Strategic Leadership Development in Dallas, Mike is a daily consultant, coach, and confidant to entrepreneurs and top executives in some of America's largest corporations.
Mike holds degrees from five colleges and universities, including a Ph.D. from UCLA.
As a speaker and consultant, he draws on his own extensive experience in leadership, including service as a Navy captain, a university dean, a college president, and a Congressional candidate. He has also led a variety of faith-based organizations and has chaired several multi-million dollar fund-raising campaigns.
An award-winning author in the field of leadership, Mike has been published in a dozen languages. For the past 15 years he has worked with educational leaders in Russia and Eastern Europe to help them bring character education into their schools and universities.
Long Bio (200 words)
Ever since his early twenties, Dr. Mike Armour has been the " go-to" man for organizations needing to turn around or get back on track.
A leader his entire life, Mike founded a highly successful private school when he was 33. By 37 he was one of America's youngest college presidents. And a year later he was a naval reserve commander in the field of intelligence. Mike eventually retired as a captain after five years of directing systems security and information technology for a nationwide intelligence command.
Along the way Mike has led a variety of faith-based institutions, spearheaded major political campaigns, and chaired multi-million dollar fundraising drives for national and international non-profits. He is also an award-winning author in the field of leadership and has been published in over a dozen languages.
For the past 15 years he has worked closely with educational leaders in Russia and Eastern Europe to develop character curriculum for their schools and universities.
Today he heads Strategic Leadership Development International. Based in Dallas, Texas his firm provides leadership consulting and coaching for entrepreneurs and top executives in some of America's largest corporations. Mike holds degrees from five colleges and universities, including a Ph.D. from UCLA. | 
