About the Author

Mike Lerario was commissioned as an infantry officer in the United States Army in 1983 following graduation from the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. He served twenty-three years on active duty. Upon his retirement from the Army in 2006, Mike went to work as a consultant advising Fortune 500 Companies, professional sports teams and government agencies in leadership and organizational effectiveness. In 2014 he founded Crispian Consulting, Inc. and serves as president and principal consultant. He and his wife, Martha, have been married for thirty-two years and have two sons, a daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren.