Meet The Team
Dr. Michael Brown
Dr. Michael Brown is the Founder, Lead Coach, and Chief Consultant of DMB Coaching. Michael has been speaking, mentoring, and leading since 1991. His passions include teaching, writing, rigorous exercise, grilling out, peanut butter, people watching and power naps.
Over the past two decades through national leadership as a management consultant, life coach, motivational speaker, and organizational architect, Michael has engaged thousands of clients in exploring their purposes, relationships, and directions, with special emphasis on developing in each of the Twelve Dimensions® of Life. These past few years, he has released hundreds of bite-sized episodes of Three Words, a podcast which provides fresh insights on Monday mornings on making each choice count and every moment matter.
Michael travels extensively regionally and nationally – sharing with business leaders, association executives, higher education professionals, college students, faith communities, and collegiate and professional athletes his insights on innovative leadership paradigms, the nature of high-powered teams, interpersonal conflict resolution, life management, mental focus, dynamic relationships, health and wellness, and reimagining and redesigning organizations to thrive during turbulent times.
Having studied journalism [B.A.] and political science at Ohio University; counseling and communication [M.Min] at Moody Theological Seminary in Chicago; and higher education administration [Ph.D.] at Bowling Green State University, Dr. Brown is the co-author of Be Fully Present and Choose What Matters. His next book, The Marble Mindset, will be released in 2025.
As an advisor to Former NFL Quarterback Paul McDonald and curriculum writer for his GameChange company, Dr. Brown invests much of his time and energy in helping athletes and their coaches interpret and implement sports lessons into creating and cultivating extraordinary lives. Interestingly, Michael is also known for his work as a Wal-Mart television personality for the Midwest with the production of 24 commercials, filmed in small-town Wal-Mart stores throughout Ohio.
Michael has a passion for leading the charge with his wife (Teresa), four sons, five daughters, and several grandchildren to be a force of positive change within society. The Brown Family has served as a household for dozens of foster children and were selected as the 2008 Family of the Year for Bowling Green, Ohio. Michael’s personal hobbies include rigorous exercise, people watching and peanut butter.
Three Words Podcast
Diversify Your Library
In a world where Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are under attack, we still have the power to prioritize these values in our own lives – beginning with our bookshelves. This week, Dr. Michael Brown is joined by educator and lifelong reader Martha Chandran-Dickerson in a conversation about authoritarian regimes, book bans, and the fight for justice.
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Strengthen Your Team
We all want to make a positive difference, but our working relationships often stand in the way of our most important goals. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Jeromie Jones offer their insights for people of influence, whether or not they hold the title of leader.
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Learn From Children
When is the last time you’ve named an insect, built a fort, or read a book about animals? This week, Dr. Michael Brown (father of nine adult children) and Hannah Lundquist (stay-at-home mother of two young children) inspire us to celebrate the postures, practices, and perspectives of our kids.
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Suffer For Something
The purpose of life is not to avoid suffering but to pursue it. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Dr. Beau Johnson help us identify our passions and our purpose.
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