Michael Drew

Michael Drew is an award-winning senior executive whose twenty-plus-year career has seen him lead businesses and advise board members in North America, the UK, and Asia. He evolved from being a serial entrepreneur in his twenties and thirties that successfully exited two startups, to rising through the corporate ranks in both the media and investment fields, having worked on billion-dollar transactions for public companies. As he entered midlife, his constant challenge to balance a demanding career with fatherhood forced him to question his fast-paced 80-hour work week and led him down a mind-expanding path of realization that success can be achieved without drinking the hustle culture Kool-Aid, and maintaining mental toughness to achieve your goals doesn’t mean drilling your body and mind to the ground. This understanding, together with the unprecedented waves of disruption we have lived through in the past few years, inspired him to write this book – Be Mentally Strong During Tough Times, so that he could share his findings and learnings with you; and to let more people know that simply changing your mindset can change your world!