Mish Middelmann

Until 2020, Mish circled the globe, consulting and coaching in large organizations grappling with complex change in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Before he became a coach in 2007, he co-founded and was first CEO of a software and services company in Johannesburg, South Africa. Prior to that he taught A level Physics in Harare, Zimbabwe in the 1980s. He was born in Cape Town as a privileged white man under the apartheid system. Since his radical prostatectomy because of prostate cancer in February 2020, Mish has continued working worldwide as a coach, consultant and trainer of organizational and relationship coaches. With an eye to health he has set a less demanding schedule and devoted more time to healing. Soon after the operation, Mish began blogging his experiences on the Recovering Man website and drew in others to tell their stories. He set up and has facilitated monthly live online support groups since 2020 with men around the world who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer and the resulting impact on their quality of life. His explorations have led to his participation in a variety of public conversations and podcasts. Mish was given the Ron Hering Mission of Service Award in 2021, awarded to men involved in the Mankind Project who excel in missions of service to the wider community, for his work on the Recovering Man support groups and website. He and his life partner Colleen have two adult sons, whom they followed to North America in 2023. Mish and Colleen now live near the shore of Lake Ontario in Toronto.