Testimonials

What Our Clients Have to Say

Over the years, we’ve had the privilege of assisting some great organizational leaders through challenging transitions, helping them overcome change and achieve continued growth. Many were kind enough to share their experience of working together.

"We learned a lot and Mike got us on the right path. His approach to meeting and evaluating the management team was great, the feedback was clear and concise, and we had action items we could work on right away. Mike has great experience and a broad knowledge of business developed through his time as a business owner and business coach. I really enjoyed our time together."

Andy Fickett

President - Fickett Structural Solutions (WI)

"Our church recently went through a time of transition after our lead pastor of more than a decade retired...Mike Wilkes was an invaluable resource to our elder team and guided us through the process of development and implementation of a policy governance model. Policy governance offers a transparent framework that allows everyone to know their role with clarity and provides the church with a foundation for effective ministry. This has been incredibly valuable to our church and we are seeing the fruit now that our new lead pastor is with us."

Greg Mandigo

For the Elders, Oakwood Church (WI)

"I appreciate many things about Mike, his business and leadership background, his humble approach, his thought leadership regarding different stages of businesses, among others. The thing that I respect most is that through his actions and approach, he demonstrates he authentically cares about our team’s improvement and success. He met our team at a particularly challenging time and was a partner in helping us hold it together while getting on a better path."

Steve McQuinn

Co-Founder/CEO - FarWell (WI)

"Michael Wilkes helped us build structure for our growing family business and changing leadership dynamics. He was able to navigate the complexities of our family and also help us redefine who we are as a company for years to come. I would recommend his expertise to anyone going through leadership transitions, developing strategy, and individual executive coaching."

Joe Henry

President, J. Henry & Sons (WI)

“The opportunity to leverage Mike's wisdom and experience has been tremendously valuable. He brings a rare combination of deep insights and practical recommendations that were very helpful for us.”

Ben Olson

Board Chair, North Coast Church (CA)

"We worked with Mike Wilkes for several years - in several areas: team building and leadership development with our branch management groups; organizational structures with the officers and succession planning; and evaluation of individuals on their ability to assume a leadership role. He won the respect of our people and made them better supervisors, managers and officers. Mike was a pleasure to work with in all areas - a real professional."

Tom Flesch

President & CEO - Gordon Flesch Company (WI)

"Mike is a great coach with a lot of integrity, management experience, and innate kindness that make him very easy to talk to."

Michael Francis

President & CIO, Francis Investment Counsel, LLC (WI)

"Working with Mike Wilkes was a great experience. Mike allowed us to work at our speed to bring our Elders and Pastors along together. His wisdom in working through complex issues was very helpful to us. Mike helped us develop church governance policies...and was always responsive to our questions."

Carl Camp

Elder Board Chair - Fullerton Free Church (CA)

"Mike Wilkes possesses loads of experience guiding and assisting businesses and churches to be healthy and more fully aligned with their mission. Mike is kind, thoughtful and wise. He is a good listener with a natural gift for diagnosing issues and recommending the proper pathway forward. Our team loved working with Mike and our church is a better place because of his leadership."

John Rosensteel

Lead Pastor - New Hope Church (OR)

"Mike led ETC into the concept of management development, enabling us to create an effective program that has expanded and continues to this day. He was also instrumental in ETC’s strategic planning process helping our company plan the future."

Dick Titus

President - Electronic Theatre Controls/ETC (WI)

"Mike’s experience was invaluable to the development of our board. Mike brings a calming influence and sets a positive trajectory that ensures that the board and staff teams function at peak performance. In so many ways, Mike demystifies the board governance process. I cannot recommend him more strongly to you to come alongside your team."

John R. Terrill, PhD

Executive Director - UPPER HOUSE/Stephen & Laurel Brown Foundation (WI)

"Our association with Michael Wilkes has benefited our company greatly. Mike helped us get organized so that we feel we have much more control over our entire organization. Positive, constructive suggestions for solutions to current problems are something we have appreciated from Mike. I would recommend Michael Wilkes to anyone who currently has a business they wish to improve."

Sharon Klein

Owner/Manager - Joshua Graphics (CA)

"If you are thinking about restructuring your board or management team, I can’t think of anyone who would be more helpful in that strategic process than Mike Wilkes. He asked us the right questions to help us understand the struggles we were having and proposed solutions that were tailored to our situation."

Chris Dolson

Senior Pastor - Blackhawk Church (WI)

"Michael helped us align organizationally with our vision. He didn't tell us what to do, but assisted in identifying where we were losing sideways energy, and guided us in discovering the changes we needed. With Michael's help we successfully transitioned our church's outgrown board model and governance process."

Danny Parmelee

Senior Pastor - epikos Church (WI)

"Mike has been a consultant to our company, and we have served on a board together. He is a consistent questioner always trying to learn, a sensitive and patient listener, and a quick mind creating ideas for improvement based on what he is learning. He genuinely wants to help people improve their businesses and lives. I highly recommend Mike."

Jeff Lerdahl

President - Lerdahl Business Interiors (WI)

"Michael Wilkes & Company was a huge help consulting with our church's oversight board. Michael was able to coach us on next steps and gave us the tools we needed for a successful and seamless board transition. We highly recommend him to anyone looking to take the next step with their organization!"

Chris Highfill

Lead Pastor - Grace River Church (MO)

"I have the greatest respect for Mike. He worked with me and our leadership team when I started in my new role as CEO. His communication skills and in depth understanding of organizational dynamics and leadership made the transition smooth for everyone."

Karen Musser

Chief Executive Officer - Care Wisconsin (WI)

"Churches at times come to a point where wise counsel from a seasoned leader can help them move toward greater missional clarity and organizational health. Mike Wilkes is someone who loves Jesus and His church and can provide helpful insight for church leaders seeking to address the complex issues they are facing."

Kevin Kompelien

President – EFCA

"Mike Wilkes' calm demeanor, his wisdom rooted in experience along with his ability to ask great questions and listen helped our organization navigate some turbulent waters. We've come through the challenges stronger, healthier, focused on accomplishing our mission."

Marc Maillefer

Lead Pastor - Door Creek Church

"Michael interacted well with all members of our management team and…was able to bring our diverse group consisting of differing departmental agendas together to arrive at a common strategic plan that all members felt comfortable with."

Robert Heintz

Human Resource Manager - Jack’s Frozen Pizza Inc. (WI)

"At Roundhouse Marketing, Mike worked with our management team to help us understand our company’s “stage of life”, and that we needed to work together differently to grow the business. People needed to understand our overall process, and we each had to play our roles for the team to succeed. We quickly became a “Top 50” promotion agency."

Ken Murray

President – Roundhouse Marketing (WI)

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