The Truth About Leadership. Loss. Reinvention.
The Truth About Leadership. Loss. Reinvention.
For Michael Chandler, transformation has never been just a buzzword—it’s been the through-line of his life. From an unexpected pivot out of athletic training and dietetics into the early days of digital tech, to navigating mergers, corporate leadership roles, start-ups, legal battles, and personal loss—Mike’s journey has never followed the typical blueprint.
Since 1998, he’s served as a technology and website designer to a corporate executive, growth strategist, management consultant, and trusted advisor to Fortune 50s, legacy brands, and emerging leaders trying to stay relevant in a world that won’t wait. But beyond the business walls, Mike's most meaningful work has come from the places strategy decks never touch—from the emotional cost of change, the messiness of reinvention, and the personal evolution that transformation demands.
MichaelDavidChandler.com is the home of Transformed—his candid, audio-first journal where experience meets insight. It's a space for honest reflection on leadership, business intelligence, and the new intersection of humans and machines. If you’ve ever been tasked with driving change—or surviving it—there’s something here for you. For those who notice patterns—and follow them—there’s a hidden trail woven through this series.
Michael Chandler’s journey is rooted in resilience, reinvention, and an unwavering drive to lead meaningful transformation—from the inside out.
Since launching his career in 1998, Mike has built a track record across multiple industries as an individual contributor, corporate executive, management consultant, entrepreneur, and strategic advisor. He has partnered with some of the world’s most recognized brands—including Harley-Davidson, Red Bull, The Home Depot, Citigroup, MD Anderson, Monsanto, CHS and Blue Cross Blue Shield—working on enterprise-level transformation across retail, healthcare, financial services, biotechnology, agriculture, and insurance.
His work has included customer-focused strategy initiatives, innovation of new business models, operating model redesigns, technology strategy and implementation and as of late, AI-enabled transformation—helping organizations rethink how they serve customers, scale sustainably, and stay relevant in a world defined by change. Notably, Mike participated in the design and transformation of Spira Care, an integrated payer-provider model that reimagined care delivery for the Kansas City market, and participated in a global operating model transformation for a $50B agribusiness.
Known for his transparent, purpose-driven leadership style, Mike combines strategic rigor with lived experience. His personal journey—navigating legal battles, confronting corporate misconduct, enduring personal loss, and pivoting through multiple reinventions—has shaped the honest, human-centered voice behind Transformed.
Married since 2000 and raising three sons, Mike draws daily perspective from family and life outside the four walls of business. He believes real leadership isn’t just about performance—it’s about how you show up when things fall apart.
Through his personal platform and Transformed, Mike brings unfiltered insight to the hard truths of transformation: what it really costs, what it requires of leaders, and why so much of it still fails. Whether speaking, advising, or writing, he helps others move beyond strategy decks to lead with empathy, clarity, and conviction.
Michael is available for select speaking engagements, keynotes, executive sessions, and transformation-focused working sessions for organizations seeking to align culture, strategy, and leadership.
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