Mike Whitaker is a featured speaker and business development specialist. He is the founder of Idea Gateway and serves as a founder and board member for RevTech, a Dallas-based technology accelerator.

In addition, Mike is launching three new platforms: The Idea Filter™, WisePath® and The Institute for Self Reliance to further assist personal goal achievement and income certainty in an uncertain economy.

Mike has also served as Chairman & CEO for several companies and has launched a dozen other businesses in the areas of software development, manufacturing and professional services. He received his B.S. in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Kansas and his MBA from the Price College of Business at the University of Oklahoma.