Michael J. Coles is an entre­pre­neur, world record-hold­er, and sought-after pub­lic speak­er. He co-found­ed Great Amer­i­can Cook­ies, led Cari­bou Cof­fee, and ran for Con­gress twice. Coles’s sto­ry of per­son­al per­se­ver­ance is as impres­sive as his busi­ness acu­men. After a near­ly fatal motor­cy­cle acci­dent, he went on to set world records in three coast-to-coast bicy­cle races.