Mike Radoor seated in a black suit

Executive Character Coach

Build the character to carry what you've built.

Private character coaching for founders, CEOs and executives whose external success has outgrown parts of their private life.

Founder · Author · Executive Character Coach

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Recognized by

Respected leaders recognize the work.

Andy Elliott

Andy Elliott

Sales Training Legend

“Mike didn't write a feel-good book. He wrote a mirror.”

on MAN UP

Robin Sharma

Robin Sharma

#1 Worldwide Bestselling Author

“A valuable work that will help you think at your best so you create your highest life.”

on Above Average

Joe Foster

Joe Foster

Founder of Reebok

“A must-read for anyone looking to unlock their full potential.”

on Above Average

Richard Dolan

Richard Dolan

Chairman & CEO, The House of Legacy

“The missing manual for men who've built everything on the outside and are crumbling on the inside.”

on MAN UP

The real work

The business isn't always the problem.

You can know how to lead a company and still struggle to lead yourself. Disciplined in the boardroom. Impulsive when nobody is watching.

You can demand excellence from your team while breaking promises to yourself. And because you're successful, most people won't challenge you.

Mike will. Not to tear you down. To help you become one man — with the same standards privately and publicly.

That is character.

The foundation

Character is the foundation.

Your strategy, company and circumstances can change. Everything still passes through the man making the decisions.

Principle over emotion.

The quality of your life is shaped by decisions made in the moments where principle and emotion collide.

The method

The work.

Character transformation happens in two stages.

01 / RESET

Remove what is destroying the man.

Identify and remove the patterns, excuses and behaviors eroding self-trust. Establish standards. Rebuild discipline. Create proof your word means something again.

RESET creates the foundation.

02 / IDENTITY PROTOCOL

Build the man your future requires.

Stopping destructive behavior isn't the destination. Define the future across business, health and relationships — then train the principles and standards required to sustain it.

Make that man your identity.

No shortcuts

This is not motivation.

You probably don't need another podcast, book or productivity system. You already know how to achieve. The question is whether your character is developing at the same rate as your ambition.

Mike's role isn't to run your business for you. It's to make sure the man running it doesn't become its greatest liability.

Mike Radoor speaking to an audience

Mike's story

I've lived both sides.

I've built companies, led teams and experienced success. I also know what it feels like to make decisions completely inconsistent with the man I wanted to be.

Rebuilding did not begin with another business strategy. It began with character: one promise, one principle and one uncomfortable decision at a time.

The man behind the method

I had built the business.
I hadn't built the man.

Mike Radoor × Vusi Thembekwayo

In conversation with entrepreneur and global business leader Vusi Thembekwayo, Mike tells the story behind the success, self-destruction and rebuilding that eventually became the foundation of his work with founders today.

Client transformations

This isn't theory.

Men who did the work.

Founder

Everything working. Dying inside every single day.

What changed

The founder who had everything working — and finally stopped dying inside.

Lawyer

Successful on paper. Plateaued.

What changed

Rebuilt self-trust and found his flow state.

Entrepreneur

Kept building success — then destroying it.

What changed

Saw the pattern behind the self-sabotage, and why.

Husband

Had promised change before.

What changed

His wife: “This is the only time I've seen you actually change.”

See all client stories

Private coaching

The work is personal. So are the results.

The business may be where the pressure shows up. The work often goes deeper — into self-leadership, relationships, discipline and integrity.

Books, media & recognition

Ideas tested in life, not just written about.

Mike's writing examines the everyday decisions behind achievement and self-leadership.

“Reading Above Average has been transformative for me. This book is not just a guide but a powerful tool that has inspired me to elevate every aspect of my life.”

David Sandström

CMO at Klarna · on Above Average

“It's not just my professional life that's improving — it's also had a profound impact on my private and everyday routines.”

John Arne Riise

Former Professional Liverpool FC Player · on Above Average

“MAN UP is not a book — it's the truth. It's pensive. It's a reality check.”

Pushkar Jog

Indian Film Actor & Producer · on MAN UP

Watch & read

Insights.

All insights

90 Days That Returned More Than Any Business Deal

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The reason successful founders can't change — even when they desperately want to

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How To Actually Stop Self-Sabotage (It's Not What You Think)

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Become the man capable of carrying the life you're building.

Private character coaching for founders, CEOs and executives.

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