Lake Shark Ventures, LLC

Mike Moyer discovered he was a Pitch Ninja when the teams he coached for business plan competitions seemed to always win and his clients closed bigger and bigger deals. A professional entrepreneur, he has started companies from scratch, joined startup companies, helped others start companies, raised millions of dollars of startup capital and helped sell startup companies. He has worked in a variety of industries ranging from vacuum cleaners to motorhome chassis to fine wine. Mike has an Master of Science in Integrated Marketing Communications from Northwestern University and an Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago. He teaches entrepreneurship at both universities. He lives in Lake Forest, Illinois, with his wife, three kids and the Lizard of Oz