Saturday, January 4
Harvey Mackay . . . seven-time New York Times best-selling author of "Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive" and "Beware the Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt."
He also is one of America's most popular and entertaining business speakers for Fortune 500-size companies and associations, plus he has spoken on six continents. Toastmasters International named him one of the top five speakers in the world, along with Tony Robbins and Mario Cuomo. He is a member of the National Speakers Association Speakers Hall of Fame.
In addition, Harvey is chairman of MackayMitchell Envelope Company, a $100 million company he founded at age 26. MackayMitchell has 450 employees and manufactures 25 million envelopes a day.
Harvey is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and the Stanford University Graduate School of Business Executive Program. He is an avid runner and marathoner, having run 10 marathons, and is a former #1 ranked senior tennis player in Minnesota
The American Management Association listed Harvey among the top 30 leaders who influenced business in 2014, which also included Colin Powell, Jack Welch and Richard Branson. In July 2015, Forbes said, “Harvey Mackay is one of the world’s top leadership experts who has accomplished more in business than most entrepreneurs could achieve in their lifetimes.”
In April 2004, Harvey received the prestigious Horatio Alger Award in the Supreme Court Chambers. Previous recipients include Presidents Eisenhower, Ford and Reagan, former Secretary of State Colin Powell and entertainer Oprah Winfrey.
He was inducted into the Minnesota Business Hall of Fame in 2002. He is the past president of the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, the Envelope Manufacturers Association of America, the University of Minnesota National Alumni Association, to name only a few of the organizations in which he is involved. In October 2008, he was presented the University of Minnesota Outstanding Achievement Award, the highest award presented to an alumnus.
He played a key role in bringing the 1992 Super Bowl to Minneapolis, along with serving as the catalyst in bringing an NBA franchise (Minnesota Timberwolves) to his home state, serving as chairman of the task force in getting the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome built, recruiting Lou Holtz to coach the University of Minnesota, and many more.
All of which is why Fortune magazine refers to him as "Mr. Make Things Happen."
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In addition, Harvey is chairman of MackayMitchell Envelope Company, a $100 million company he founded at age 26. MackayMitchell has 450 employees and manufactures 25 million envelopes a day.
Harvey is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and the Stanford University Graduate School of Business Executive Program. He is an avid runner and marathoner, having run 10 marathons, and is a former #1 ranked senior tennis player in Minnesota
The American Management Association listed Harvey among the top 30 leaders who influenced business in 2014, which also included Colin Powell, Jack Welch and Richard Branson. In July 2015, Forbes said, “Harvey Mackay is one of the world’s top leadership experts who has accomplished more in business than most entrepreneurs could achieve in their lifetimes.”
In April 2004, Harvey received the prestigious Horatio Alger Award in the Supreme Court Chambers. Previous recipients include Presidents Eisenhower, Ford and Reagan, former Secretary of State Colin Powell and entertainer Oprah Winfrey.
He was inducted into the Minnesota Business Hall of Fame in 2002. He is the past president of the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, the Envelope Manufacturers Association of America, the University of Minnesota National Alumni Association, to name only a few of the organizations in which he is involved. In October 2008, he was presented the University of Minnesota Outstanding Achievement Award, the highest award presented to an alumnus.
He played a key role in bringing the 1992 Super Bowl to Minneapolis, along with serving as the catalyst in bringing an NBA franchise (Minnesota Timberwolves) to his home state, serving as chairman of the task force in getting the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome built, recruiting Lou Holtz to coach the University of Minnesota, and many more.
All of which is why Fortune magazine refers to him as "Mr. Make Things Happen."
<MORE> Harvey Mackay