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Michael James Wing (born 1959), commonly "Mike Wing", is a graduate of the University of Colorado, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in international affairs. Since earning his undergraduate degree, he earned his law degree and 15 additional graduate degrees that include an MBA, a Master’s in Coaching, a Master’s in Public Policy, numerous master’s degrees in teaching and school administration, and many others.[dubious ]
Mike Wing | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1959 or 1960 (age 64–65) |
| Occupation(s) | author, baseball and basketball coach, corporate CEO, lawyer, teacher, professor |
Biography edit
Early career edit
He was named a recipient of the prestigious White House Fellows program by President George H.W. Bush and served in that capacity under both President Bush and President Clinton.[citation needed] In 1993, Dearborn Financial Publishing of Chicago printed his best seller book, Talking With Your Customers: What They Will Tell You About Your Business, and Wing and Arthur Andersen Business Consulting published a second edition in 1997.[1][2]
U.S. Space and Rocket Center edit
Wing served as executive director of the U.S. Space and Rocket Center from 1998 to 1999 under which time the center saw record growth.[citation needed] He implemented the highly regarded 5th grade program which provided students a week long contextualized learning experience in which science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) became real and relevant to them in an impactful way. Wing oversaw design and construction of a full-scale 43-story vertical Saturn V replica for the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. It serves as a towering landmark in Huntsville, Alabama.
Businessman edit
Wing has an extensive career in management, having successfully served as a President/CEO of eleven companies over the course of his career.[citation needed] He was also a senior manager with Arthur Andersen Business Consulting.
Attorney edit
He has had a successful legal career as a business attorney and senior partner in a nationally renowned firm focusing on large mergers and acquisitions.[citation needed]
Baseball edit
Coach Wing has experienced playing and coaching baseball at the highest levels, having played Division I baseball at the University of Arizona and the University of Colorado and was named to several national collegiate all-star teams over the course of his playing career. He has been a head baseball coach at the international level and he won the European Cup. He has been a successful collegiate and high school coach, having won several championships, and he has received numerous Coach of the Year awards. [citation needed]
Teacher
Wing has been a successful college professor having been named "Professor of the Year". Concerned about the next generation, Wing has taught in an inner-city high school and middle school. He has been named Teacher of the Year.[citation needed]
Criminal proceedings edit
in 2006, Wing faced a “white collar” criminal charge of wire fraud. He has vigorously contended and proclaimed his innocence of any criminal act of wire fraud ever since being charged. However, to control the downside exposure of a trial verdict going against him given the complexity of the financial transactions involved, a plea agreement for a single count was entered into. Thus, in spite of his protestations to the contrary, he is officially “guilty” because of the plea. As an attorney, he found the entire experience to be surreal especially after meeting with authorities in Washington and Houston who quickly concluded after reviewing the facts of the case that there was absolutely no criminal wrongdoing on his part or the firm whatsoever.
The case ended up being brought in the small town of Tyler, Texas in which he had no clients or businesses other than his ranching interests. In 2014, Wing had a probation violation springing from his attempt to help a terminally ill person with young children that probation officials found to be outside the scope of his probation agreement.
Published works edit
Wing wrote the book Talking with Your Customers: What They Will Tell You about Your Business when You Ask the Right Questions published by Enterprise Dearborn in 1993.[1] A 1997 edition had input from Arthur Andersen and added information about the internet.[3]
References and notes edit
- ^ a b "Talking with Your Customers: What They Will Tell You about Your Business when You Ask the Right Questions Michael J. Wing - Google Search". google.com. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ Wing, Michael J (1993). Talking with your customers: what they will tell you about your business when you ask the right questions. Dearbon. OCLC 222952607. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ "The Arthur Andersen Guide to Talking with Your Customers: What They Will Tell You about Your Business (When You Ask the Right Questions) Michael J. Wing - Google Search". google.com. Retrieved 2022-04-21.