Michael J. "Mike" Lindstrom is an author, relationship/communication coach and professional speaker from

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Education and career as a speaker and coach

Lindstrom was born in

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, California. He graduated from the

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(U.C.S.D.) and earned his

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(J.D.) from

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in San Diego. Lindstrom then became a corporate consultant for author and speaker

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, working as an executive coach for Fortune 500 Companies. He now delivers keynote speeches for corporations, and serves as a coach and image consultant. As a colleague in the self-help speaking industry, Lindstrom also delivered commentary on the James Ray case on

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. He is married to attorney and legal analyst

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Career as a relationship expert

Lindstrom teamed up with Las Vegas

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Dan Lier to write the book ''Dan & Mike's Guide to Men: 10 Secrets Every Woman Should Know from Two Guys That Do'' in 2010. The book is a guide directed toward women being better able to understand men. The pair do weekend relationship programs in Las Vegas for men and women based on the book. They also appeared on ''VH1's 40 Most Shocking Celebrity Break Ups''. Lindstrom hosts solo the annual Taboo event as well, oriented on improving communication in relationships by dealing with embarrassing topics. He has appeared in the media as a relationship expert discussing infidelity as it relates to political sex scandals and

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, and discussing relationship issues and opportunities for improvement. As an image consultant, he appeared on ''

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'', discussing the 2008 presidential candidates. In addition, he has discussed relationship issues on ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''Lucia Live'' on LA Talk Radio. Following the release of their book, Lindstrom and Lier have launched Reality Show Gurus, acting as reality show talent scouts, and working with production companies to create and develop new reality shows.

Bibliography

''Dan & Mike's Guide to Men: 10 Secrets Every Woman Should Know from Two Guys That Do'', Mike Lindstrom, Dan Lier, authors, CreateSpace, 2010

External links

Personal Website

ASK Dan and Mike

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindstrom, Michael J. Living people American motivational speakers Year of birth missing (living people)