Coach Mike covers youth strength training safety, performance nutrition for student athletes, long-term athletic development, reducing injury risk in youth sports, and the Death Resistant framework — Recovery, Movement, and Nutrition. He also speaks on raising strong, useful kids and the long game of family wellness and longevity. Every topic is grounded in his CSCS credential, 30+ years of training experience, and published guidance from the NSCA, AAP, Mayo Clinic, and CDC. He brings real client stories from Mighty Oak Athletic to every interview.

Yes. Coach Mike has been featured on the Big Questions Podcast, the Dirobi Health Show, and the Justin McClintock Podcast, among other appearances. Episode links are available on the Mighty Oak Athletic Speaking page for media bookers who want to review his on-mic style, story selection, and delivery before pitching a topic.

strength@mightyoakathletic.com with your show name, audience size, topic angle, and proposed recording dates. You can also use the Calendly booking link on this page to schedule a pre-interview call. Most podcast bookings are confirmed within a few business days. Coach Mike records remotely via Riverside, Zoom, SquadCast, or phone, and he's set up with broadcast-quality audio from his home studio.

Yes. Coach Mike is available for keynotes, panel discussions, fireside chats, and live workshops across the Midwest, and for select national engagements. He is based in Westmont, Illinois, in the western Chicago suburbs. For live-event formats, fees, and detailed topic descriptions, see the Speaking page. For podcast and remote media, no travel is required.

Coach Mike's message — "be strong to be useful" — translates across audiences of parents, youth coaches, school administrators, athletic directors, pediatric health professionals, and adults focused on long-term health. His work is a strong fit for shows in the parenting, youth athletics, family wellness, performance nutrition, longevity, and small-business-founder categories. He is not a fit for shows focused on competitive bodybuilding, extreme dieting, or adult-only fitness content — his lane is family and youth.

Three things. First, he's CSCS-credentialed — the gold-standard certification from the National Strength and Conditioning Association — and has 30+ years of training experience, not three. Second, he's an author of three published books on youth and family wellness, so he has a body of work bookers can read before the interview. Third, he runs an actual brick-and-mortar youth gym in DuPage County, Illinois — every claim he makes comes from real coaching reps with real kids, not just theory.

ractical, parent-ready answers grounded in published medical and athletic guidance — not generic motivation. Listeners walk away with one or two habits they can start with their kid this week, a clearer mental model of what safe youth strength training actually looks like, and the confidence to push back when a coach, school, or social media post tells them something that doesn't pass the sniff test. Coach Mike's interview style is conversational, story-driven, and 8th-grade-readable — no jargon.

Yes. A downloadable one-sheet PDF with headshot, bio, topics list, sample questions, and contact info is available at the top of this page. A high-resolution headshot is included. A short pre-written intro for your show host is provided in the one-sheet. For custom intros or specific audio formats, email strength@mightyoakathletic.com