I've been told that I'm an expert at ideation, innovation, and startup psychology.

During my recent two-year hiatus in the Caribbean, I wrote two books on innovation.

I am now back in California advising corporate executives on how to “think and act more entrepreneurial,” as an outsourced Entrepreneur in Residence. 

Additionally, I am building a slew of new micro-startups based on the collection of ideas I have had over the past twenty years. 

Previously, I built twenty-plus startups and taught tens of thousands of aspiring innovators from more than 150 countries how to create million-dollar ideas and build wealth based on self-created intellectual property.

• I have published two books on ideation & innovation
• I am an award-winning serial entrepreneur & mentor
• I had four startup exits within seven years
• Over 16k students from 168 countries and 41 languages have taken my online courses on how to build a successful startup
• I am a past mentor @ Techstars & @ Founder Institute
• I am a past EIR @ Molson Coors & Treasury Wine Estates
• I am an Army Veteran

Readers' Favorite Book Review - Innovating Innovation!

3 Books to Help Business Leaders Discover Innovation and Growth - Entrepreneur Magazine

Kirus Book Review - Innovating Innovation!

4 Ways Every Corporation Can Innovate Like A Startup - Forbes (7min read)

Why Are Big Companies Losing to Startups? CEO World (6 min read)

EIR Tail Strategy (How To Be A Corporate Entrepreneur In Residence) (1 min read)

How An Entrepreneur Can Help Corporations Deal with Risk (aka Fear) (9 min read)

How Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR) are Transforming Corporations (5 min read)

Scarcity Breeds Creativity (6 min read)

Big Companies - You Can’t “MBA” Your Way To Innovation (6 min read)

Innovation Begins with Ideation (4 min read)

90% of Startups DO NOT Fail! Stop Spreading This Lie (3 min read)

How ideation is taking marketing and branding to the next level

The Join Up Dots Podcast 6/16/23

CareerCast by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business 6/15/23

Entrepreneurs On Fire 3/28/23

School For Startups Radio 3/15/23

Startup Hustle! 2/27/23

Everyday MBA 1/28/23

The  Product Startup 1/4/23

Author Hour 

The Mission

EIR Podcast

The Innovation Community

Embrace the Suck

Pass the Secret Sauce

Inspire Nation Show with Michael Sandler

The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

A partial list of Mike's personal innovations:

2001 - Built the world's first Bluetooth-delivered multimedia application for handheld PDAs.

2002 - Built the world's first location-based, WiFi-delivered, streaming video solution to mobile devices (PDAs) utilized by Blockbuster Entertainment retail locations.

2003 - Built the world's first app store platform for delivery of mobile applications and content, utilized by Maxim, Tiger Beat & Bop Magazines, Sobe Beverages, Americas Top Model, Best Buy, and RadioShack, amongst others.

2003 - Built the world's first PIN Card (gift card) for mobile content redemption through online ecommerce.

2004 - Built the world's first mobile content vending machine utilized by RadioShack & Best Buy.

2004 - Built the world's first large-scale personalization platform for consumer electronics utilized by a who's-who of consumer electronic companies and wireless carriers.

2006 - Built the world's first large-scale platform for vehicle personalization utilized by the majority of automotive manufacturers and bought by 3M.

2006 - Built the world's first large-scale platform for sports accessory personalization utilized by the top water bottle manufacturers.

2008 - Built the world's first auto content aggregation to mobile device solution.

2009 - Built a platform to tackle the problem of allowing parents to monitor their kid's social media for inappropriate content.

2011 - Aided a well-known mobile phone company with their Bluetooth LE Drivers for the next generation of smartphones.

2011 - Built the world's first Bluetooth low-energy accessory solution for smartphones.

2013 - Built and launched a successful Kickstarter for a new type of mobile device case.

2014 - As a consultant, built an innovative wireless ankle monitor (Confidential Project).

2015-present - As a consultant, built numerous large-scale innovations that are currently under NDAs.

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