Michael W. Leach is a respected and highly sought after public speaker known for his ability to motivate teens and young adults from all walks of life. As a ranger naturalist in Yellowstone National Park and outdoor educator, Michael has worked with high school and college students from all over the country, always receiving a powerful and often overwhelming response from his audience, which includes rural and inner city teens, college students, and educators. Through his work with his nonprofit and as the head boys' basketball coach at a rural high school in Gardiner, Montana (and head boys basketball coach in Manhattan, MT), Michael has developed a strategy that inspires young adults on a multitude of levels. Whether it be a motivational presentation to fifty inner-city students from Atlanta, leading a service project with twenty rural teens participating in one of his nonprofit’s flagship programs, or preparing his team to overachieve—something Michael’s teams have always been known for—Michael utilizes the methods and concepts shared in BE AUDACIOUS: INSPIRING YOUR LEGACY AND LIVING A LIFE THAT MATTERS with resounding results.