Hawkins, Mike: - Mike Hawkins is the award-winning author of Activating Your Ambition: A Guide to Coaching the Best Out of Yourself and Others, a seasoned executive coach, and an expert in improving organizational performance. He is president of Alpine Link Corporation, where he is a respected practitioner, speaker, and thought leader on leadership, self-improvement, and business improvement. He is known for consistently leading organizations and individuals to higher levels of achievement. Prior to founding Alpine Link, Mike developed his practical perspectives on leadership through his unique combination of experience in engineering, sales, and senior management. He has a rare blend of technical, operational, and leadership knowledge. Throughout Mike's career, he has accepted the toughest assignments and excelled in overcoming the most challenging issues. Few people have practiced, studied, and coached on the topic of leadership to the extent that he has. As a result, Mike has developed and refined numerous frameworks including the SCOPE of Leadership(TM), Activating Your Ambition(TM), and Peak Potential Selling(TM) to help organizations and individuals break through their limitations and achieve higher levels of success.