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Executive Leadership Solutions is the largest and most experience executive recruiting firm specializing in c-store industry. Executive Leadership Solution’s entire staff are "Certified Personnel Consultants" (CPC) awarded by the National Association of Personnel Services. Managing Partner Brian Wright is a Board Member of the Pinnacle Society, a consortium of the 75 Highest Volume Recruiters in the USA. Most of the staff at ELS previously served as executives within the industry for which they now recruit. ELS has also been awarded membership in the prestigious National Association of Executive Recruiters. Professionalism, Integrity and a commitment to the highest standards of executive search are hallmarks of the business practices at ELS.

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Mike and his lovely wife of 30 years are empty nesters who enjoy country living. While their 2 grown children have gone, the 2 horses, 3 cats and 3 dogs remaining. He splits his time between his South Carolina and Florida homes.

Mike is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy. He was Class president for 3 years and a member of the executive search committee for a new chancellor. He has attended Penn State’s Executive Strategic Management Program, been through the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, and a graduate of Ashland Chemicals “Simply the Best” program.

Mike’s career has been heavily tilted to retail for 30 years. His career started by purchasing his first of three pharmacies in the Chicago market during his senior year of college. He then helped developed the Kmart pharmacies through out the Midwest, opening over 200 units in 7 states. In the mid-seventies, Mike was recruited by Super America to develop pharmacies within convenience stores. This led to a whole new direction in careers as he was promoted to Regional VP of operations. With the joint venture of SpeedwaySuperAmerica, Mike was named Divisional VP of Ops with over 600 hundred stores under his leadership. Mike has been active in numerous pharmacy and oil convenience organizations.

Most recently Mike assisted Family Express in the development of in-house commissary, bakery, and self distribution as the VP of marketing.

Mike is an avid aviator holding a commercial pilots license with instrument and multiengine ratings. He currently flies a Korean War vintage army plane, and is active in numerous aviation organizations.

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