844-337-7325 [email protected]
MIKE OSTER
Brigadier General USA, Retired
KEYNOTE VIDEOS
KEYNOTE FEE:

$7,501 - $10,000

Keynote fee falls within this range. For exact fee, please contact us.
TRAVELS FROM:

South Dakota

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Leadership
Military Background

"Mike is very genuine and his commonsense approach to thinking positively reminded me how much control I have over how I approach my job, my coworkers, my family and my friends each day. Mike not only delivers his message with passion, he also connects to the audience through his use of stories and humor. I talked to several other attendees who said Mike was the best speaker at the conference!!!!"

HR and Risk Coordinator
Watertown Municipal Utilities

"Mike Oster’s keynote on The Power of Positive was perfect for our SHRM State Conference and brought a high level of energy, and engagement to our conference! Our attendees loved his keynote, and many attended his follow-up breakout session Building Your Road Map to Success. Both sessions brought so much positivity to our conference; we are so glad we booked him!"

Director
SoDak SHRM State Council

"Mike was highly recommended. After having a couple of conversations with Mike defining what we were looking for and explaining our broad audience, I was confident he would be able to close the conference on a positive note and encourage attendees to see the positive instead of the negative in all we do, and continue that post conference. Mike’s session, It Starts with Attitude, did exactly that and then some!!! The attendees were engaged and the energy was so positive! Attendees have since told me they could have listened to him speak all afternoon and he started in the morning!!! I would highly recommend Mike Oster as a speaker for any type audience. Mike was easy to work with, was prepared and he went over and above what was expected!!"

Transition Services Manager
SD Department of Human Services

"Thank you for an incredible training yesterday. You CRUSHED IT!!!! And I knew you would. You are a powerful speaker, and you have a natural talent to draw people in. You’re funny!! You tell stories to create an impact, and you know how to engage a crowd. You also did an excellent job bringing each point home. You are a master at your craft and I’m so blessed we got to have YOU facilitate our development training."

Learning & Performance Manager
Black Hills Federal Credit Union
ABOUT MIKE OSTER

​Mike Oster has been providing motivational and inspirational presentations to groups and organizations for over 20 years. His background includes working for a Fortune 500 company, serving as an elected official, owning and operating various successful private businesses, serving on a variety of volunteer boards, and wearing the uniform of the United States Army through his service in the South Dakota Army National Guard. Mike is a combat Veteran serving in both Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq, and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Mike recently retired after 36 years of service at the rank of Brigadier General.

Through service in these positions, continued professional education in performance excellence, 36 years of marriage to his wife Jo and raising four kids, Mike has acquired a tremendous background in leadership, teamwork and motivating people. He understands what it takes to build and maintain a positive attitude and how to motivate those around you to be better than they believe is possible.

Mike’s philosophy of “when we become better at who we are, we become better in all we do,” drives his passion to spread a message of self-improvement and helping people realize their maximum potential. He uses humor and real-life experiences to ensure participants connect to the message and learn to recognize the “negativity traps” that affect our attitudes. His overall mission is to assist individuals and organizations to perform at such a level that Excellence becomes their Average.

MIKE OSTER PROGRAMS & TOPICS

It Starts With Attitude

This presentation focuses on, while we can’t control the world around us or the events that directly or indirectly impact us, we can control our perceptions and reactions to those events. It also reminds us that the most important thing that impacts or performance, personally and professionally, is our attitude and that is our, and only our, choice. Participants learn teaching and tools that help us go positive instead of negative when life “happens” and see opportunities where others see issues!

First You Give...

This presentation focuses on identifying individual personality traits utilizing the DISC and using that information to determine communication preferences. It further identifies strengths, weaknesses, needs and fears of those traits and an understanding of the challenges that are inherent in those traits. Most importantly, participants will be provided with tools to assess and identify the personality traits of others around them by observing behaviors and getting to know people as people. This will allow them to better communicate and related in a way that builds trust and proficiency on the team.

Leadership On Purpose With Passion

This program challenges leaders to review the assumptions that drive their decisions and adjust the lens through which they currently see the world around them. It reinforces the importance of their commitment to a Vision, Mission and established Goals and Objectives in both their professional roles and personal lives. It discusses the importance of values and provides an opportunity to review and establish those as well. This program is always tailored to meet any specific current needs of the organization along with the individual needs of the participants.

Reconfigger Your Tigger

This program discusses the actions, beliefs, and practices that create a resilient mindset by attacking the truth, that we have, are, or will go through something incredibly challenging in our lives and we will face failure. Participants discuss the need to exercise the mental and emotional muscles that impact their resilient agility to not just survive, but thrive through the challenges (opportunities) in their life. They will learn the practices of identifying wins, putting life events in perspective, seeing issues as opportunities, and developing and “attitude of gratitude” to best position themselves to “bounce back up” when life knocks them down.

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MIKE OSTER BOOKS
It Starts With Attitude: How To Live In A Place Where Excellence Becomes Your Average
It Starts With Attitude: How To Live In A Place Where Excellence Becomes Your Average
MIKE OSTER
Brigadier General USA, Retired
TRAVELS FROM:

South Dakota
KEYNOTE FEE:

$7,501 - $10,000

Keynote fee falls within this range. For exact fee, please contact us.
KEYNOTE VIDEOS
"Mike is very genuine and his commonsense approach to thinking positively reminded me how much control I have over how I approach my job, my coworkers, my family and my friends each day. Mike not only delivers his message with passion, he also connects to the audience through his use of stories and humor. I talked to several other attendees who said Mike was the best speaker at the conference!!!!"
HR and Risk Coordinator

Watertown Municipal Utilities

"Mike Oster’s keynote on The Power of Positive was perfect for our SHRM State Conference and brought a high level of energy, and engagement to our conference! Our attendees loved his keynote, and many attended his follow-up breakout session Building Your Road Map to Success. Both sessions brought so much positivity to our conference; we are so glad we booked him!"
Director

SoDak SHRM State Council

"Mike was highly recommended. After having a couple of conversations with Mike defining what we were looking for and explaining our broad audience, I was confident he would be able to close the conference on a positive note and encourage attendees to see the positive instead of the negative in all we do, and continue that post conference. Mike’s session, It Starts with Attitude, did exactly that and then some!!! The attendees were engaged and the energy was so positive! Attendees have since told me they could have listened to him speak all afternoon and he started in the morning!!! I would highly recommend Mike Oster as a speaker for any type audience. Mike was easy to work with, was prepared and he went over and above what was expected!!"
Transition Services Manager

SD Department of Human Services

"Thank you for an incredible training yesterday. You CRUSHED IT!!!! And I knew you would. You are a powerful speaker, and you have a natural talent to draw people in. You’re funny!! You tell stories to create an impact, and you know how to engage a crowd. You also did an excellent job bringing each point home. You are a master at your craft and I’m so blessed we got to have YOU facilitate our development training."
Learning & Performance Manager

Black Hills Federal Credit Union

ABOUT MIKE OSTER

Mike Oster has been providing motivational and inspirational presentations to groups and organizations for over 20 years. His background includes working for a Fortune 500 company, serving as an elected official, owning and operating various successful private businesses, serving on a variety of volunteer boards, and wearing the uniform of the United States Army through his service in the South Dakota Army National Guard. Mike is a combat Veteran serving in both Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq, and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Mike recently retired after 36 years of service at the rank of Brigadier General.

Through service in these positions, continued professional education in performance excellence, 36 years of marriage to his wife Jo and raising four kids, Mike has acquired a tremendous background in leadership, teamwork and motivating people. He understands what it takes to build and maintain a positive attitude and how to motivate those around you to be better than they believe is possible.

Mike’s philosophy of “when we become better at who we are, we become better in all we do,” drives his passion to spread a message of self-improvement and helping people realize their maximum potential. He uses humor and real-life experiences to ensure participants connect to the message and learn to recognize the “negativity traps” that affect our attitudes. His overall mission is to assist individuals and organizations to perform at such a level that Excellence becomes their Average.

MIKE OSTER PROGRAMS & TOPICS
It Starts With Attitude
This presentation focuses on, while we can’t control the world around us or the events that directly or indirectly impact us, we can control our perceptions and reactions to those events. It also reminds us that the most important thing that impacts or performance, personally and professionally, is our attitude and that is our, and only our, choice. Participants learn teaching and tools that help us go positive instead of negative when life “happens” and see opportunities where others see issues!
First You Give...
This presentation focuses on identifying individual personality traits utilizing the DISC and using that information to determine communication preferences. It further identifies strengths, weaknesses, needs and fears of those traits and an understanding of the challenges that are inherent in those traits. Most importantly, participants will be provided with tools to assess and identify the personality traits of others around them by observing behaviors and getting to know people as people. This will allow them to better communicate and related in a way that builds trust and proficiency on the team.
Leadership On Purpose With Passion
This program challenges leaders to review the assumptions that drive their decisions and adjust the lens through which they currently see the world around them. It reinforces the importance of their commitment to a Vision, Mission and established Goals and Objectives in both their professional roles and personal lives. It discusses the importance of values and provides an opportunity to review and establish those as well. This program is always tailored to meet any specific current needs of the organization along with the individual needs of the participants.
Reconfigger Your Tigger
This program discusses the actions, beliefs, and practices that create a resilient mindset by attacking the truth, that we have, are, or will go through something incredibly challenging in our lives and we will face failure. Participants discuss the need to exercise the mental and emotional muscles that impact their resilient agility to not just survive, but thrive through the challenges (opportunities) in their life. They will learn the practices of identifying wins, putting life events in perspective, seeing issues as opportunities, and developing and “attitude of gratitude” to best position themselves to “bounce back up” when life knocks them down.

Request Availability for Mike Oster

MIKE OSTER BOOKS
It Starts With Attitude: How To Live In A Place Where Excellence Becomes Your Average
It Starts With Attitude: How To Live In A Place Where Excellence Becomes Your Average