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.
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 tenacious attitude to learn the brand new digital replay system. His speed was a marvel. His accuracy was sometimes lacking. And so was his life. He was going 100 mph all the time but his destinations were not always where he wanted to end up. His story didn’t end at Augusta, or anywhere he’s been since that fateful day. His story isn’t finished. New chapters are about to be written, not in Michael’s, but in God’s timing, speed and accuracy. I’ll continue to stand with and support Michael as God uses him in new ways. The adventure never ends.
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...