Endurance America was founded in 1998 as a consulting firm focused on fast-growth clients. The company has consistently grown and evolved; propelled by the success of founder Michael Kerrison who started, built, and sold three highly successful technology companies. His lessons, captured in his first book Landing On Your Feet, have evolved into the powerful Breakaway Performance Architecture – designed to drive healthy sustainable corporate growth. Over the last ten years the company has delivered results to Fortune 500 companies, manufacturers, distributors, realtors, hospitals, consulting firms, technology firms, and churches.

Our Name
Durability is a requirement for great companies. They are the ones that last. They are the ones who embrace change and consistently re-invent themselves. And, for the last 100 years American companies have demonstrated these characteristics. Endurance America was named with the belief that re-building and protecting American companies will protect the world. Our philosophy and underlying products and services deliver on this promise.

Michael Kerrison
Founder, CEO

Mike is a pioneer of the high tech industry and the author of the popular new book, Landing On Your Feet. After graduating from Ohio University in 1974, he started his career as a salesman with IBM. His first year on quota he was awarded Rookie of the Year out of 2000 new sales reps, and over five years, he received five 100% Clubs, three Golden Circles, and in 1977 led the nation in new accounts. In 1979, he founded his first technology company, Computer Options, Incorporated, which in 1985 was ranked 149th on INC Magazine’s list of the nations fastest growing companies, reaching $26 million in sales in its first five years. The company reached $65 million in sales before being sold in 1994. He successfully launched two other high tech companies, Maintenance Innovators in 1984, and North Central Consulting in 1993. Both reached multi-million dollar levels and were eventually sold to large international public firms. In 1997, North Central Consulting was ranked by The Business Journal magazine as the second fastest growing company in the state of Minnesota. Today, Mike is the founder and CEO of Endurance America, a ten year old management consulting firm specializing in executive development, strategic planning, corporate culture, and building a world class sales organization. He is a certified executive coach and has facilitated over 100 strategic planning sessions for Fortune 500 companies such as General Mills and Blue Cross Blue Shield to small entrepreneurial growth firms. His programs have reached over 300,000 people and he has graduated over 20,000 sales and management people from the Endurance America Academy. He is also a nationally acclaimed keynote speaker. Mike is happily married, and has four children and three grandchildren. He makes his home in Minnesota.