Get A Life!

Mike Nygren's story telling approach is powerful, soul-searching, uplifting, and challenging. Mike has been a teacher, coach, pastor, consultant, motivational speaker, business owner and a non-profit director for over 40 years. Mike specializes in designing youth and adult opportunities to meet each clients individual needs.

Mike Nygren was born in Brooklyn, New York (1947) and grew up in Parsippany, New Jersey for his junior high and senior high years where his life was blessed with individuals who helped define his life purpose of teaching and coaching. He attended Eastern Kentucky University before beginning his teaching career on Maryland's Eastern shore. He ventured to Ohio to teach Industrial Education and then transitioned into a role of a church youth leader and grew a ministry from 30 students to over 500 at Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church, Tipp City, Ohio. During that time both Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton recognized his work. Mike has successfully created three non-profits with the focus of unlocking leadership potential in teens and adults. Over the years he has coached, taught and mentored in educational, religious, non-profit, military and business environments.