Michael Simmons (author)
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Michael Simmons is the author of the bestselling book,The Student Success Manifesto: How to Create a Life of Passion, Purpose, and Prosperity.
Simmons, along with wife Sheena Lindahl, founded Extreme Entrepreneurship Education, LLC, while attending NYU in 2003. The pair have been named among BusinessWeek's "Best Entrepreneurs Under 25" in 2006. [1] Simmons and Lindahl are the co-founders of Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour (EET), a collegiate tour bringing America's top young enterpreneurs to college campuses to spread the entrepreneurial mindset. Speakers on EET have included Rahim Fazal, Epren Taylor, Adam Witty, Cameron Johnson, and Josh Newman.
Michael is a columnist with Entrepreneur.com and a speaker on the topic of student success and youth entrepreneurship. Similar authors include Stephen Covey, Robert Kiyosaki as well as other self-help authors.
He was present at the Young Jains of America Convention in Stamford, Connecticut in early July of 2006 to explain to teenagers the importance of pursuing one's passion in life.
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- Official website
- Profile of Simmons & Lindahl at New York University "Alumni Connect"
- The Student Success Manifesto (ISBN 0-9740411-1-4)