What You'll Learn ...

Run Time: 10 Minutes • The Brainstormer MBA provides 10 essential drills to analyze ideas in minutes before you strategize for months. What if? Why not? Who's on the team? What problem are we solving? These are core challenges you'll bake into ideation as you consider goals, purpose, values, budgets, opportunity costs & more. This simple workshop will be your "focus routine" each time a new opportunity pops up. The Brainstormer is a great launch tool for all of Cliff's programs, especially the "Goal & Time Management MBA", "Self & Team Discovery MBA", and "The Trusted Meeting MBA".

"A BETTER APPROACH! When our clients have creative roadblocks & hardcore deadlines, Cliff's Brainstormer is a super-efficient set of drills that challenge us to stay focused or pivot the mission altogether!" Jen Ewing • CEO, Global Village

  • Improve Ideation

  • Avoid Big Mistakes

  • Inspire Your Team

  • Build The Right Team

  • Leverage Best Resources

  • Save Time, Money & Effort

  • Get the Assignments Right

  • The Secret to S.M.A.R.T Goals!

  • Align Mission & Vision with Purpose & Values

  • BONUS TOOLS: Worksheet • Challenge Exercises • Cliff's Favorite TV & Movie Clips Related to Course Topics • Optional Quiz & Completion Certificate

Course Lessons

    1. OVERVIEW: The Brainstormer Mini MBA

    2. Pre-Course Survey (1 minute)

    3. Pre-Course Tips & Pep Talk (30 seconds)

    1. The Brainstormer Worksheet

    2. The Brainstormer MBA

    1. The Achiever's Mindset: Cliff gets Interviewed by Success Magazine & breaks down real-world examples of famous people who embody The 4 Essentials (Mindset, Strategies, Values, Purpose).

    1. FINAL QUIZ for COMPLETION CERTIFICATE!

    1. We'd love your post-course feedback!

    2. Enjoy the Next Course or Book Cliff Live!

Course Details

  • Free
  • 9 lessons

Meet Your Instructor

NY Times Bestseller • Entrepreneur • Strategic Coach • Consultant • Facilitator

Cliff Michaels

BORN in NEW YORK and raised in L.A, Cliff lives in Del Mar, California. Known for his fun, down-to-earth style, Cliff brings a passionate, result-driven approach to every challenge.

FOUNDED in 1992, Cliff Michaels & Associates specializes in start-ups, venture capital, mortgages, real estate & global education. Cliff's dynamic methods to accelerate growth include e-courses, coaching & consulting for students, families, leaders, investors & entrepreneurs.

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, Cliff's mini-memoir & short stories on historic mentors present a paradigm shift in global education (The 4 Essentials: A Misfit's Journey to Mindset, Strategies, Values & Purpose). The book launched #1 on Amazon in 2012 and is part of Cliff's 1-Day MBA E-Course Series. In 2016, Cliff's 1-Day-MBA Workshop (Imagineering Ideas) was one of the highest-rated events at TEDxLA Imagine Week.

PAST PRESIDENT of Young Entrepreneurs' Org L.A, Cliff developed YEO's first charity & mentor programs in 2003, benefitting Boys & Girls Club and Inclusion Matters Playgrounds. Supporting kids at risk & underserved communities has been a passion ever since.

GIVING BACK > With each sale, FREE 1-DAY MBA E-courses go to learners & teachers in need. Cliff is also a member of USC’s Ed-Tech Incubator, building global solutions for remote-learning.

SPONSOR EDUCATION! To GIFT Cliff's E-courses, workshops, coaching & live-training events, visit our SPONSOR PAGE TODAY!

Testimonials

Jen Ewing

CEO, Global Village

"A BETTER APPROACH! When our clients have creative roadblocks & hardcore deadlines, Cliff's Brainstormer is a super-efficient set of drills that challenge us to stay focused or pivot the mission altogether!"

Nick Weldon

CEO, 5x5 • Babson College Entrepreneur

“We're a data driven company in constant ideation mode for client goals, benchmarks & marketing solutions. Cliff's Brainstormer is our go-to strategy session, especially when budgets & deadlines are at stake.”

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