Empower your future workforce with Mike Wysocki, tech sales veteran and bestselling author helping Gen Z find purpose, not burnout, in their career journeys.
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Top rated!Mike Wysocki is a career readiness speaker and workforce readiness speaker, two-time award-winning and Amazon best-selling author, and former technology sales professional who helps Gen Z make more informed decisions about their future. Drawing on more than 30 years of professional experience and his own journey as a first-generation, low-income student, Mike gives young people practical insight into the realities of work, career choices and preparation. He has spoken to thousands of high school and college students from Massachusetts to Maui, as well as educators at ACTE conferences.
Choosing a career is one of the biggest decisions young people face, yet many enter the process without a clear understanding of what different occupations actually involve. Mike Wysocki helps students look beyond salary and job titles to consider the realities of professional life and what it takes to build a career they can enjoy.
His message is shaped by decades in technology sales and his personal experience of navigating education and employment without the advantages that can come from an established professional network. Rather than telling students which path to pursue, Mike encourages them to ask better questions, explore their options and take practical steps before entering the workforce.
Through an engaging and accessible approach, he addresses the potential misery, monotony and malaise that can result from choosing an occupation primarily for money while showing students how greater preparation can lead to more informed decisions.
Mike is the author of Careers By the People: Candid Career Advice from 101 Experienced Professionals, a two-time award-winning and Amazon best-selling book created to give young people access to perspectives they might not otherwise encounter.
For the book, he asked 101 professionals more than 20 questions about their occupations, with the majority bringing at least five years of experience in their respective fields. Their responses provide candid insight into what different careers are really like, helping students understand the opportunities, challenges and expectations associated with a wide range of professions.
The book has received endorsements from educators, students, industry and military voices, as well as recognition from Forbes and Kirkus Reviews. Mike translates these insights into practical lessons that students can use when considering their own professional paths.
Mike has taken his career-readiness message into high schools and colleges across the United States, connecting directly with young people preparing for life beyond education. He also speaks to educators, helping extend the conversation to those supporting students through important academic and professional transitions.
Beyond the stage, Mike has produced more than 100 YouTube videos exploring career readiness and related topics, making practical career information accessible to an even wider audience.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, complementing his extensive professional background with an understanding of the social factors that can shape education, opportunity and working life.
Mike’s second career-readiness book, Careers By the People: Candid Career Advice from 102 Experienced Professionals, turns greater attention toward college students and their transition into employment.
The book explores aspects of workforce preparation where Mike found little or no existing data, examining how students are approaching their careers before graduation. By bringing these perspectives into the conversation, he encourages students, educators and institutions to think more closely about what effective preparation for professional life should involve.
Together, his books, research and speaking provide audiences with perspectives from both sides of the transition into work: the students preparing to enter it and the experienced professionals who understand what different careers demand.
Book Mike Wysocki for a practical and thought-provoking career and workforce readiness presentation that helps young people approach their future with greater awareness and preparation. His talks are particularly relevant for high schools, colleges, career-readiness programs and educators supporting Gen Z as they transition from education into professional life.
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Mike gives students information they can understand, relate to and apply as they make decisions that could shape the next stage of their lives.
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“Mike delivered an incredibly engaging, thought-provoking talk to undergraduate students on Careers by the People. He helped attendees feel comfortable, confident, and empowered in their career journeys. I highly recommend Mike for a compelling, fun book talk!”
Ang Richard Career Coach & Special Projects Leader, Boston University Center for Career Development
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"In the four sessions presented to our student body, Mike brought his passion, knowledge and expertise to educate and inform our students, many of whom inquired about his book afterwards."
Steve CulbertsonCareer Pathways Coordinator, New Milford, CT High School
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“Mike conveys clear points of career preparation with concrete examples of how students can be masters of their own destiny, while injecting salient moments from his own journey to let them know it’s okay not to have all the answers. Humor, authenticity, and a genuine desire to help young people figure out their futures are hallmarks of Mike’s books and speaking engagements.”
Dawna M. Pérez, Ph.D. Executive Director, The Institute for Student Success, University of New Hampshire
Keynote by Mike Wysocki:
Wysocki’s goal is to inform the audience that if one does not prepare properly for their career, they will usually wind up unfilled. Roughly 50% of workers receive joy from their labor. Though Wysocki’s talk, his research, his reading and writings, he offers clear and concise suggestions on how to prepare for a career that you can enjoy.
Wysocki reviews tactical advice about networking, LinkedIn, professional/soft skills, associations, alumni networks, trade-shows, conventions, professional organizations, go-for gigs, shadowing, following-up, internships, books, trade-mags, listening and no-nonsense ways to get into the industry you desire.
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