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Mike Paton

Location

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Sarasota, Florida, United States

Offers Virtual Sessions

Helping entrepreneurs and their leadership teams get what they want from their businesses since 2007.

Meet Mike Paton

Conducted 2,000 full-day EOS sessions for more than 150 leadership teams
Co-Author of Get a Grip and PROCESS! (two books in the Traction Library)
Sought-after keynote speaker with over 200 appearances worldwide
Succeeded Gino Wickman as EOS Worldwide's Visionary
Devoted husband and father to 5 young men

Book Your Free Introductory Call

Ready to get more of what you want from your business? Let’s talk. Book your free introductory call with me to share your business needs and challenges. I’ll share my background and style. No pressure, just a real conversation to see if we’re the right fit.

Our 3 Uniques

Vision

Getting everyone 100% on the same page with who your organization is at its core, where you’re going long term, and exactly how you plan to get there.

Traction

Instilling focus, discipline, and accountability throughout the company so that everyone executes on that vision – every day.

Healthy

Helping your leaders become a more cohesive, functional, open, and honest leadership team.

What It’s Like to Work With Me

Hear from the business leaders and teams I’ve had the privilege of guiding through their EOS journey.

Paton in Action

My Expertise & Insights

Insightful guidance, practical tips, and real-world stories to help you strengthen your leadership team and run a better business.

Meeting Pulse 2.0: How to Turn Red Numbers into Action Between Quarterlies

ChemTek Solutions, a 90-person specialty-chemicals manufacturer, loved its Scorecard. Until a raw-material spike shredded margin for an entire half-quarter. The leadership team saw the "Gross Profit %" Measurable show up red on...

From Lion to Lamb & Back Again

In most of North America, the saying goes that March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb. For many entrepreneurs, this phrase holds a parallel to their business experience....

Why Self-Implementing EOS Is So Hard (And Often a Poor Use of Leadership’s Time)

Vision is about getting crystal clear and aligned on where the company is going and how it plans to get there. Traction means instilling discipline and accountability into the organizations so that...

Speaking Engagements

Paton delivers engaging and actionable content that’s tailor-made for busy leaders. His events energize entrepreneurs who are driven to improve their businesses and the quality of their lives. Thes

Understand the six keys to building a truly great organization
Roll up your sleeves and confront your organizational issues head-on
Learn how to get everyone focused on achieving a clear company vision
Begin to instill discipline and accountability throughout your organization

My Upcoming Events

October 8, 2026 @ 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

YPO Connecticut

Location: Hartford, CD

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Professional Implementer

mpaton@eosworldwide.com

Phone: 1-612-219-7889

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Sarasota, Florida, United States

Offers Virtual Sessions

About

Mike Paton has spent the last 18 years helping business owners and leaders around the globe run better businesses and live better lives.

The product of an entrepreneurial household, Paton began his career in banking before embarking on his own entrepreneurial journey. He ran (or helped run) four entrepreneurial companies before discovering EOS in 2007.

Since then, he has conducted more than 2,000 full day sessions for the leadership teams of over 150 companies and delivered nearly 200 keynote talks and interactive workshops for audiences around the world. Paton succeeded Gino Wickman as EOS Worldwide’s Visionary, co-authored two books in the Traction Library (which have been translated into a dozen languages), and hosted the top-rated EOS Leader Podcast.

Today, he’s grateful to be living his ideal life – helping people achieve their vision by mastering the timeless disciplines and practical tools of the Entrepreneurial Operating System.

Please reach out to book a meeting: mpaton@eosworldwide.com