Co-founder of Great American Cookie Company and former CEO of Caribou Coffee
Bio
Michael Coles, co-founder of the Great American Cookie Company and former CEO of Caribou Coffee, is a leader, accomplished entrepreneur, education advocate and motivational speaker with a deep commitment to community. From starting three businesses, to setting transcontinental world cycling records, to making two bids for U.S. Congress, to writing legislation for Georgia's film tax credit that changed an industry, Michael brings his story to life in his presentation: Taking on Goliath.