Michael is a qualified medical doctor with a keen interest in emergency medicine and advanced trauma, cardiac and pediatric life support. His real passion is to help people live life, and live it to the full. Nearly a decade ago he carried his charisma from the casualty room over to the small screen and has co-anchored Top Billing, South Africa’s longest running prime time magazine program ever since.

He has spoken to the stars, traveled the world and shared his experiences in a personal and endearing way with a captive audience. His most recent accolades include NTVA stone Awards for best presenter (2000, 2001 & 2003), for scriptwriting, GQ’s most stylish man of the year and best dressed presenter for 2003 .A former Mr. South Africa, he is also a Red Cross Children’s Champion and a patron of SA Cares for Life and The Living Hope Community Centre.

Michael's thirst for adrenalin has granted him many experiences, from sky-diving out of a hot-air balloon, to running the bulls in Pamplona, to scuba diving under an frozen lake, to wing walking on a bi-plane, to surfing the great Zambezi white waters on a body board and bungi jumping off the highest bridge in the world backwards!

Michael has a keen eye for the meta-forces shaping the world. His experiences have helped gain a unique insight into the world of the “ bright young things” - a group he firmly belongs to. He assist companies understand them, and then develop strategies to attract, retain, motivate and get the best out of them.

His interpersonal and business skills, together with his ability to identify, simplify and pass on insightful observations about the world we live in, and an endearing presentation style, have made him a favourite with conference organisers and business professionals around the world.

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Client Comments:

A great big THANK YOU for the contribution you made to our convention. Once again you exceeded all expectations and demonstrated what a hero you are in life. Your humility, professionalism and passion combine to make for great delivery at conferences. When you've been around in business as long as I have its hard to realise " aha" moments. I had 2 during your presentation and have put together a plan for the future that will make a huge difference to us at Sportron, again as a result of your input - again thank you so much. Your presentation was great and a source of new energy and enthusiasm for me
- well done!!!
Eleanor Scott, Marketing and Sales Director,
Sportron International