Mike Parker has been delivering motivational presentations for over twenty years. He is driven by his passion to help others achieve more than they ever thought was possible by igniting their full potential. Mike has a clear and inspiring message about the qualities found in overachieving people, teams, and organizations. Mike has been able to inspire thousands of individuals through his motivational presentations and his work as a Success Coach.

As a former track and field athlete at the University of Kansas, and now as a coach who built one of the country's most successful programs, he has firsthand knowledge of what it takes to get to the top and enjoy the journey along the way. His girls cross country and track and field teams at Iowa City West High School have won eleven Class 4A team state titles.

Mike's firsthand knowledge of how to ignite individual and team peak performances has helped thousands of individuals and many teams, organizations, and corporations reach amazing success. Due to the success of his teams, Mike has been selected as the Iowa High School State Coach of the Year or the At-Large Coach of the Year thirty-two times. Mike has been a finalist for National Coach of the Year awards three different times. In 2018, the National High School Athletic Coaches Association selected Mike as the Girls Track and Field National Coach of the Year, and in 2022 they inducted Mike into the National High School Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

Mike is a sought-after keynote speaker by major corporations, associations, colleges, and school districts, and his strategies and ideas on how to use Your Best Effort Every Time, Compassion as a Leadership Skill, and Ask Yourself for Health, Happiness and Self-Discovery have helped turn around underperforming teams, transformed organizations and ignited the full potential in thousands of individuals.

For more information on Mike's work and his keynotes, seminars, professional development, and other inspiring services, visit him online: askyourselfbook.com, mike-parker.com.