Meet Mike Mullin
Born the son of sharecroppers, Mike Mullin worked on his family’s farm in Southeastern Minnesota until drought and other economic hardships forced a move to the nearby village of Elgin and an adolescent vocation as a cheesemaker.
Several branches of his family tree have lived and worked in North America for at least nine generations. Mike’s foremothers and forefathers settled in what is now Eastern Canada and then rural Maine during pre-colonial times, eventually immigrating to the Midwest before and during the Civil War.
Great-Great Grandfather John Nelson Mullin was wounded at the Battle of Shiloh, and then following the Civil War The Homestead Act provided free acreage not only to John, but to tens of thousands of U.S. inhabitants — women included as equals — willing to work the land. Education, agriculture, religion, and his family’s military service informed, influenced, and framed Mike’s childhood and adolescence.
For twenty years as a boy and young adult Mike was super-involved with the Boy Scouts of America where he earned Eagle Scout with two gold palms, Graduate and Staff of Woodbadge (an accredited worldwide leadership school), Order of the Arrow Vigil, Silver Beaver, Award of Merit, and dozens of other awards and recognitions. From 1969 – 1974 he directed programs and the entire camp experience – with a staff of about 35 – for 1,000 boys and their leaders for three months each summer. For ten or more years he provided high adventure experiences for numerous youth in the Canadian wilderness canoe areas, Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Trail, various wilderness survival camps, winter camping and survival, and Florida Keys sailing and diving. Those cumulative experiences in leadership at a young age naturally led to more opportunities throughout life.
For a total of forty-five years, Mike provided top-level leadership and innovation as a Principal, Chief Administrator, President, Development Director, Alumni Director, Adjunct Professor, Teacher, Coach, Business Manager, and Abbatial Ambassador to The Bahamas — plus a few other roles. For one year he was Vice President of Operations for Intra Financial Corporation, parent company of AmericInn Motels, where he was instrumental in launching that brand and in establishing the original franchise agreement.
Mike Mullin’s direct experience and success as a fund raiser – as a volunteer and as a professional – have yielded cumulatively more than $60,000,000 generated for different organizations.
Mike has served as a volunteer Director/ Trustee on a dozen or more Boards – elected to serve as Chair for several of those – while serving as the professional CEO (reporting to the Board) for a total of twenty-three years. He has been recognized with dozens of awards from organizations such as Rotary International, Habitat for Humanity, Boy Scouts of America, Catholic Charities, and various others.
In 2019 Mullin founded Without a Vision Consultancy LLC, a privately-owned company focused on working with individuals, organizations, businesses, and non-profits wanting to be bigger, better, stronger, healthier, happier. He brings myriad experiences from thirteen different and specific leadership roles spanning more than fifty years. Through his business he delivers confidence, clarity, and companionship to the organization and its leadership after customizing a plan based on listening and learning before responding or recommending. No one size fits all, and Mullin’s expertise is in not forcing a template.
Mullin lives in Saint Cloud, Minnesota with his wife Laurie of forty years. Together they have raised eleven children and happily serve now as grandparents to ten.
What Without A Vision Consultancy Does
Without A Vision Consultancy delivers leadership consulting services to meet the needs of business leaders in the areas of strategic planning, goal setting, organizational governance, leadership coaching, and more.
Maybe you’re a small business or organization looking to determine a niche or focus. Perhaps you’re a non-profit preparing your next strategic plan (or your first!). You may even be looking for executive coaching and guidance. Without A Vision Consultancy brings decades of leadership consulting experience to the table to deliver high quality results.
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