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Michael Crane

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Michael is an Emmy Award-winning video editor and has worked with companies like ESPN, NBC, HBO, and many others covering events in over 20 countries. While his editing skills are well known in the broadcast industry, it is his mistakes away from the camera that make his journey unique, captivating, and inspirational for anyone needing hope in their life. He has been the cover story for Sports Illustrated in a compelling look at how you can go from being one of the best in the world at your craft to sitting in a jail cell with just one bad decision.

 

Born and raised in a small town just North of Birmingham, AL, and small in stature, the last thing anyone would have predicted for Michael's future would be as a college football player and then one of the top video editors in the world for every major sporting event. His dreams and God-given skills though were way bigger than small-town life. Success and the path to the top came quickly and the fall to the bottom even quicker. It was how he overcame the trials of major failure though that can be an example to athletes, celebrities, and anyone in high profile positions on how to survive the fall and the importance of establishing character within yourself at an early age.

 

Today Michael owns a youth sports program based in Alabama but with teams in Belize and partnering with orphanages in Uganda to create opportunities for players to build better lives. He also specializes in branding for small businesses and helping them to create an identity instead of just a business. He also is a Motivational Speaker who can connect with an audience through his emotional storytelling. His sincerity, honesty, and conviction of what it takes to make it at a high level and then how to find a purpose behind the dream has already had an ever-growing impact on the youth sports community.

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The thing about Michael that has inspired me, is his willingness to not bury his past but to exhume it for all to see. Michael’s naked honesty is a rare form of bravery that all of us can learn from....

I’ve known Michael for over 30 years. He comes from a great family. The amount of success he has experienced is really amazing, but not surprising. However, the other side of his story is out of ch...

I’ve been working in TV trucks with Michael for 20 years. When he was green behind the ears, I was next to him laughing and having fun. He emerged as the best EVS op in our circle because of his tenac...

  • What is your favorite quote? “Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get but rather what you are willing to give....which is everything!” -Katherine Hepburn
  • Are there any moments that stand out as having a significant impact on your career? Deciding to Coach youth baseball while having dinner with my son changed my life and provided purpose and motivation.
  • Outside of your profession do you have any hobbies/interests? Watching sports of any kind, playing golf, listening to music, and time spent with friends.
  • Who do you look up to as a mentor and why? My television family, time spent with others in tough situations taught me that life is hard and hard work counts, and my dad as a Coach.
  • Is there anything else we should know about you? My life is living proof that if you learn to show kindness to others, care about people, and never give up then you will be successful and someone that will inspire others.
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