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Mike Lough

The more successful your customers are, the more successful you become

Mike Lough has spent more than 30 years at the intersection of technology, innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership.

A futurist by nature and an entrepreneur by experience, Mike has built, scaled, sold and rebuilt businesses across digital technology, construction and emerging industries. Throughout his career he has consistently identified market shifts before they became obvious, helping organisations understand where their industries are heading and how they can position themselves to take advantage of change.

Mike is known for bringing together future thinking with practical business experience. He doesn't speak about innovation from the sidelines. He has built companies around the trends he predicted, experienced the highs of rapid growth, navigated significant business challenges and emerged with a deeper understanding of leadership, resilience and integrity.

Today, Mike is leading the development of CarMaint, an innovative automotive technology platform, while continuing to work with organisations looking to better understand disruption, customer behaviour, emerging technology and the opportunities that lie ahead.

Dynamic, engaging and highly authentic, Mike challenges audiences to think differently about business, leadership and the future, while providing practical strategies they can apply immediately.

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Key Points for Mike Lough

• Futurist, entrepreneur and business leader who has spent more than 30 years identifying emerging trends and building businesses around them.

• Has successfully founded, scaled and sold businesses across digital technology, marketing, construction and emerging industries.

• Grew Cambridge Homes Auckland into one of New Zealand's fastest-growing companies, achieving Deloitte Fast 50 recognition.

• Shares unique insights from both business success and adversity, including the lessons learned from rebuilding after significant commercial challenges.

• Founder of CarMaint, an innovative automotive technology platform designed to transform the way workshops and customers connect.

• Has predicted major technology and market shifts throughout his career and helps organisations understand how to identify opportunities before they become obvious.

• Delivers practical strategies that help organisations differentiate themselves, understand their purpose, improve customer engagement and drive sustainable growth.

• Challenges audiences to think differently about innovation, leadership, resilience and what it takes to succeed in rapidly changing markets.

Topics for Mike Lough

• The Next Wave of Innovation and How to Catch It

• How to Be Different and Stand Out in the Marketplace

• Understanding Why You Are in Business, Not Just What You Do

• New Technological Breakthroughs and What They Mean

• Leadership Through Growth, Adversity and Change

• Growing a Business is Celebrated. Rebuilding One is a Skill Nobody Teaches

• Innovation in Traditional Industries

• The Future of Customer Behaviour and Consumer Expectations

• Integrity Under Pressure: When the Easy Choice Isn't the Right Choice

• Identifying Market Shifts Before Your Competitors Do

• Building Businesses That Can Adapt, Evolve and Thrive

• Turning Disruption into Opportunity

Testimonials for Mike Lough

Mike ran a very productive session with our staff exploring who we are as an organisation, what we offer and why. This got team members articulating their understanding of our collective beliefs and values in their own way, which served to strengthen our unity as an organisation as well as appreciate one another more for our varied contributions to the business. The process created a stronger platform from which to envision new service opportunities.
Corban Estate Arts Centre