Michael C. Bush Keynote Speaker

Michael C. Bush is a global authority on workplace culture with more than 25 years of experience helping organisations achieve success by creating and sustaining great cultures. Drawing from his experiences at some of the world’s leading companies, Michael has developed a unique, global perspective on creating successful workplace cultures.

As a serial entrepreneur, Micheal has founded several successful companies. Since 2015, he has been the Chief Executive Officer of Great Place to Work. The organisation is a leading authority that provides organisational strategic consulting and management training to create cultures that have high collaboration and performance. In 2011, he founded 8 Factors, a company that makes frameworks to give entrepreneurs and micro-enterprises the necessary information and resources to establish effective control and expand their enterprises. He is also the founder of Mattmar Group, an organisation that offers recovery leadership for businesses unable to reach their objectives.

Previously, Michael held senior positions at various firms, such as Chief Executive Officer at Clark Sustainable Resource Developments, developing a global executive team and providing organisational leadership. He is also the former Chief Executive Officer of Tetra Tech Communications and Whalen and Company.

Michael is a great advocate of appreciative and productive work cultures. His book, A Great Place to Work For All, documents how companies can create an inclusive environment where people feel welcome, appreciated and challenged by their work environment.

Michael is a frequent writer to Fortune and has written on Great Place to Work for various publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Huffington Post, TED, Chief Executive Magazine, ThriveGlobal and CNBC.

Michael is a highly sought-after keynote speaker and expert on workplace culture. As a speaker, he has engaged and enlightened audiences worldwide at various conferences, including TED, where he shares his research and insights into human behaviour in the workplace. Michael’s speaking engagements are always highly anticipated, as he brings wit and a wealth of knowledge to the stage. Audiences appreciate his ability to make complex concepts easy to understand and his passion for helping people achieve their best selves.