Meet Michael
Simmons
entrepreneur & best-selling author
Hi, I’m Michael! I’m recognized as a leading entrepreneur (White House, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year, Inc. 30 under 30, Businessweek 25 under 25, Bank of America) and have founded several successful impact-driven companies. I’ve also reached millions of people through my writing and have contributed to Forbes, HBR, Fortune, Time, Inc., World Economic Forum, ​and ​Entrepreneur.
What you might not know about me is that I struggled for years to get traction online. Though I published articles often, virtually no one read them. I remember feeling frustrated because I knew I could help a lot of people… if only I could reach them. I searched just about everywhere to try to learn how to get more traction, but nothing seemed to help.
Eventually, I had a huge breakthrough. My articles starting getting viewed by thousands… and then millions! Each time I published an article, millions of people read it. I’d figured out how to consistently write articles that went viral.
Turning the corner and finally getting the traction I’d wanted meant the world to me. My readers told me my articles were changing their lives and they wanted to know how they could work with me!
I founded Thought Leader School because I felt that I had a responsibility to help others get more exposure online, too. I knew that there were others like me whose ideas could benefit millions of people.
I’ve since taught my step-by-step system for writing viral articles to thousands of students and am so grateful to be a part of their success stories. There’s nothing quite like seeing powerful ideas spread around the world and seeing thought leaders get the recognition they deserve.
If you’re reading this, I imagine you’ve got something valuable to share. I’m here to help you share it.
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Read my work
Read the articles I wrote using my step-by-step system for viral content writing.