About Mike Smith, Ed.D.

Mike is the Founder of Huddle Advisory, a firm that guides leaders and teams to their "Leadership Athlete" potential. When we think of ourselves as athletes, we train and perform at our best.  
 

Mike founded Huddle after 25+ years in sports and entertainment, working with the National Football League, NBC, and Deloitte. These organizations repeatedly tapped him to lead the most critical initiatives, including creating a coaching culture at the NFL League Office, Super Bowl XLVIII weather planning, the initial flexible game scheduling process, and NBC’s acquisition of Universal’s Television and Distribution unit.
 

Having been both a CHRO and CFO, Mike has a special lens to align business and talent strategy. Mike guides leaders and teams through skilled inquiry, objective data analysis, and practical counsel. His diversified background allows him to work effectively with public company CEO’s, startup founders, and rising talent across consumer-facing and B2B industries. 

Mike completed his Doctoral degree in Leadership and Learning at Vanderbilt University. He has also completed Columbia University’ Executive Coaching Intensive Program, Stanford University’s Executive Program for Talent Leaders and is certified in a variety of leadership assessment tools including Emotional Intelligence, Thinking Preferences, and DISC.