'09 speakers

Michael Simmons, co-founder of Extreme Entrepreneurship Education and bestselling author of The Student Success Manifesto: How to Create a Life of Passion, Purpose and Prosperity, has been a keynote speaker at events and conferences from Washington State to Washington D.C. A 2005 graduate of the Stern School of Business at New York University, Michael has been able to use his work as a teacher, motivational speaker, author, and award-winning entrepreneur to deliver a unique perspective that connects with audiences.

Michael’s company, Extreme Entrepreneurship Education, LLC is a New York based, media and education company dedicated to helping students plan, prioritize, and pursue their own vision in life by utilizing the entrepreneurial mindset. Its books, online community, and speaking events provide students with the tools and the inspiration that they need to create a life of passion, purpose, and prosperity. To learn more, visit www.extremee.org.

Michael co-founded his first business, Princeton WebSolutions (PWS), when he was sixteen years old. PWS was later rated the #1 youth-run web development company in the nation by Youngbiz Magazine. In addition, Michael has won three entrepreneur of the year awards from the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, Fleet, and the National Coalition for Empowering Youth Entrepreneurship. As president of the Entrepreneurial Exchange Group (EEG) at NYU, the club received NYU’s most prestigious honor for student activities, the President's Service Award. He and his company have been featured on the AOL Home Page, USA Today, ABC, NBC, and CBS. Finally, in 2006, Michael was named by Business Week as one of the Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25.