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Michael Bates

Solutions

Founder Coaching

Unlock Your Leadership.
Grow Your Revenue.

As a Maxwell Leadership Certified Coach, Teacher, Trainer, and Speaker, I partner with EdTech founders to maximize personal and professional potential through proven leadership methods — moving you, your team, and your organization in the direction of your goals.

Founder Coaching

As a Maxwell Leadership Certified Coach, Teacher, Trainer, and Speaker, I can offer workshops, seminars, keynote speaking, and coaching to aid your personal and professional growth through the study and practical application of proven leadership methods. Working together, we will move you, your team, and your organization in the desired direction to reach your goals.

A history of excellence in sales with roles with Matific, EPS Literacy and Intervention, MB Strategic Solutions LLC, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Learning Technology.

Established a formal sales framework and built sales teams in twelve countries with a multimillion-dollar pipeline.

Successfully transitioned the business model from teacher-level sales to district-level sales.

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Is This For you?

Coaching Built for EdTech Founders Who Are Ready

Early Stage Founders

You have a product and some early traction, but you're not sure how to break into district-level budgets. Michael builds the framework from the ground up.

Global Expansion

You're in one market and want to expand internationally. Michael has done this across 12 countries — he knows the playbook.

Scaling Founders

You've closed some deals but growth is inconsistent. You need a repeatable, systematic approach that doesn't depend on your personal network.

Pivoting Founders

Your current approach isn't working. You need honest, direct coaching to identify what's broken and rebuild with precision.

How I Work With Founders

Three Coaching Formats

Whether you need one-on-one coaching, team workshops, or a peer group environment — every format is grounded in proven leadership methodology and 40 years of EdTech experience.

Coaching

Coaching is partnering with you in a thought-provoking process that inspires you to maximize your personal and professional potential. The coaching method is to unlock your untapped intrinsic sources of imagination, productivity, and leadership.

Workshops and Seminars

Workshops and Seminars focused on forging relationships and equipping teams in effective communication strategies to develop leaders from within.  Effective communication fosters team cohesiveness, increases productivity, and positively influences each team member.

Mastermind Groups

There is a synergy of energy, commitment, and excitement that participants bring to a mastermind group. My facilitated groups offer a combination of masterminding, peer brainstorming, education, accountability, and support in a group setting to help sharpen your business and personal skills.

Why Founders Trust Michael

Track Record

A history of excellence in sales with roles at Matific, EPS Literacy & Intervention, MB Strategic Solutions LLC, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Learning Technology.

Established a formal sales framework and built sales teams in twelve countries with a multimillion-dollar pipeline.

Successfully transitioned business models from teacher-level sales to district-level sales.

Maxwell Leadership Certified Coach, Teacher, Trainer, and Speaker — applying proven leadership frameworks to EdTech founder growth.

What Clients Say

"Mike is an education sales genius! He has helped my company go from low sales to some mega sales during our time together. His approach is not high pressure or using any kinds of sales tricks, but simple, easy to follow value based selling. Mike's knowledge and skills are second to none — he makes it feel very natural and conversational. I wholeheartedly recommend working with Mike."

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Travis

Founder, Edtech Company

The PRocess

How Coaching Works

01

Discovery Call

A free 30-min call to understand your current situation, goals, and whether coaching is the right fit.

02

Baseline Audit

Michael reviews your current positioning, pipeline, and sales approach against district mandate landscapes.

03

Framework Build

Together, you build the mandate-aligned framework, revenue model, and sales system specific to your market.

04

Execute & Refine

Ongoing sessions to refine execution, work through real deals, and build organizational sales capability.

Get Started

Ready to Build With Michael?

Book a free consultation. No pressure — just clarity on whether this is the right fit for you and your company.

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