Mike’s Journey
THE COMEBACK KING
“SPEEDOMETER MAKER WINS BACK CUSTOMERS” CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS CAPTURED IT BEST. MIKE BENNER DIDN’T JUST SAVE STEWART WARNER INSTRUMENTS; HE RESURRECTED A LEGACY, BOOSTING ON-TIME DELIVERIES FROM LESS THAN 50% TO MORE THAN 90% AND WINNING BACK MAJOR CLIENTS LIKE CATERPILLAR, DEERE & CO., AND FREIGHTLINER. BY PUTTING TOGETHER AN EXTRAORDINARY TEAM, HE MADE THE UNLIKEY, POSSIBLE. THAT’S WHAT LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE.
A TITAN WHO REDEFINED TRUST IN PUBLIC SAFETY
MIKE BENNER WASN’T JUST A BUSINESSMAN-HE WAS A TRUSTED ADVISOR TO LAW ENFORCE- MENT AGENCIES, HONORED BY DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE U.S., FROM SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI TO ELGIN, ILLINOIS. HIS INNOVATIONS IN SAFETY GEAR AND VEHICLE EQUIPMENT SET A NEW STAN- DARD IN PUBLIC SERVICE.
FROM ALLEY HUSTLES TO BOARDROOMS
Mike Benner went from shining shoes in taverns and barrooms from 71st Street to 79th Street, Asland Avenue to Racine Street to shining bright in boardrooms nationwide. His journey from a Chicago shoeshine boy to CEO is not just inspiring it’s a living blueprint for entrepreneurial grit, courage, and relentless drive.
AWARD-WINNING INNOVATOR, FEARLESS LEADER
CERTIFIED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, INDIANA UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL LOUIS UNIVERSITY AND HONORED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE-FBI, MISSOURI POLICE CHIEFS’ ASSOCIATION AND DOZENS OF POLICE AGENCIES-MIKE BENNER TURNED EVERY CHALLENGE INTO A MILESTONE. HIS LEADERSHIP REBUILT STEWART WARNER AND MADE CONSTABLE EQUIPMENT A RESPECTED NAME IN U.S. LAW ENFORCEMENT.
RESPECTED COAST TO COAST BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
FROM THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT TO DEPARTMENTS IN MISSOURI, INDIANA, FLORIDA, AND BEYOND MIKE BENNER’S EXPERTISE, TRAINING, AND PRODUCT INNOVATIONS EARNED HEARTFELT RECOGNITION FROM POLICE CHIEFS ACROSS THE NATION. HIS LEGACY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT SAFETY LIVES IN EVERY PATROL CAR HE’S HELPED PROTECT.
A MEMOIR THAT MOVES MOUNTAINS
CHICAGO SHOESHINE BOY ISN’T JUST A MEMOIR-IT’S A LEGACY. MIKE BENNER’S JOURNEY FROM POVERTY TO PROSPERITY, FROM ALLEY TRASH TO INDUSTRY TITAN, INSPIRES A NEW GENERATION OF ENTREPRENEURS AND PATRIOTS ALIKE. THIS IS ONE BOOK EVERY DREAMER NEEDS TO READ.
