15x Entrepreneur/Visionary CEO, Teladoc Founder, Innovation & Disruption Speaker, EY Entrepreneur of the Year, Award Winning Author, Telemedicine Industry Founder
Michael Gorton is a serial entrepreneur who has created 15 different companies but is probably best known for being one of the founders of the half trillion-dollar telemedicine industry. His vast knowledge of the Internet, power systems, remote metering, solar, eclectic vehicles, healthcare, telemedicine, astronomy, physics and more is unlimited. Even though we live in an age of seemingly endless information, Michael shows audiences how to simplify the complex, inspire practical innovation, and create passion.
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How to turn a good team into a great team. Gorton speaks about building something great from the perspective of someone who has created industries like High Speed Internet, Voice over IP, and the Telemedicine Industry. In each case, he inspired his teams to perform on an inspired level that not only succeeded, but created industries.
Today, our healthcare system is really a sick care system. Using modern tools, we can catch things before they become expensive and dangerous. In addition, the same tools can be utilized to fix the rural care problems we now have with rural hospitals closing all over the country. They can also be used to increase health-span for everyone who is willing to do the work. The legendary longevity physician Jeff Gladden is teaching that 100 is the new 30. In the speech, I show how all of these thing are possible at the Intersection of Healthcare and Technology.
This is designed as a commencement speech, but can be used for any audience that loves great stories about how to achieve the American Dream of rags to riches
Michael Gorton is a 12-time Serial Entrepreneur and bestselling author with 35 years of experience building both public and private companies in the telecom, music, energy, healthcare, book publishing, aerospace and water remediation industries. Throughout his executive career, Michael has founded and led industry-changing companies, including Internet Global, Teladoc, Palo Duro Records, Principal Solar, Water Environmental Technology and Back To Space. Book Genius named his current book: Broken Handoff the #1 M&A Business book of 2019.
As CEO, Chairman, and Founder of Teladoc, Gorton created and led the healthcare services company that would go on to be named by MIT as one of the Top 50 Smartest Companies in the World in 2015. Teladoc is now the world’s leading telemedicine company with a $5 billion NYSE market cap. Following Teladoc, Gorton was the founding CEO of Principal Solar, a public company he led to become one of the thought leaders in the solar industry worldwide, that delivered nearly 400 megawatts of sustainable electricity, enough to run approximately 70,000 American homes. With Internet Global, he led the company from concept to the #1 ranked Internet provider in North Texas and the construction of the world’s first DSL network and one of the first national VOIP networks.
Gorton is currently a founding CEO of Back To Space, LLC (B2S), a for-profit company with not-for-profit benefits. B2S has four Apollo era astronauts on the team, including Buzz Aldrin, Walt Cunningham, Charlie Duke and Alfred Worden. The Company delivers a weekly Space News Flash, and is developing a TV show that has enlisted renown executive producers: Christopher Cowen (Apollo 13, The Decade Series, and Magnificent Desolation), and former Chairman of the Television Academy Hayma Washington (The Amazing Race, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, and Naked Science).
Michael’s startups have created more than $6 billion in wealth. Michael holds a JD in Law from Texas A&M University School of Law, a BS in Engineering from Texas Tech University, and an MS in Physics from The University of Texas at Dallas. He has established his status as a Thought Leader and best-selling author through numerous awards, more than 20 white papers, 100+ articles, five novels and one business book on M&A transactions. His historic fiction novel Forefathers and Founding Fathers became an Amazon #1 best seller. Michael has run eighteen marathons, is working on his 3rd degree black belt in karate and has completed a 4,800-mile bicycle adventure across the US. He and his family have a goal of climbing the highest point of elevation in all 50 states. They have completed 41.
If you get the opportunity to hear Michael Gorton speak, you enjoy it. He is a bona fide business success story, and someone who has not sought out, glitz and glamour to become wealthy. Rather, he's built real companies, made real change, and has an important story to share.
Aaron Scott Young, Chairman, Laughlin Associates
Helping over 100K entrepreneurs start, grow and profit, Michael shared practical insight into the Entrepreneur and CEO's journey, mentality, alongside his experience on the do's and don'ts in building a business. This was very well received by the executives, investors, and stakeholders at the event.
Matt Vallin, Octopus Ventures
Michael Gorton's talk was not only educational and enlightening but also profoundly motivating. I would highly recommend anyone interested in leadership for change to attend his talks and benefit from his wealth of knowledge and passion for positive change
Mandana Ahmadi, Founding CEO of Alena
Michael is an authority on digital disruption at scale in healthcare and a highly engaging keynote speaker. Addressing an international audience, Michael shared his experiences building Teladoc and other businesses and revealed the profound challenges involved in bringing innovation to a stubbornly dysfunctional industry.
Vernon Baxter, Vice President, Health HolonIQ
