About the author
Mike Marino is an internationally awarded speaker and author. He currently serves as one of America’s top youth
speakers for high schools and colleges. As a leading authority, he addresses today’s biggest youth issues, such
as motivation, leadership, and prevention.
After losing multiple friends to suicide and accidents, Mike learned how to effectively battle the epidemic. Marino charged into a full time public speaking career, educating and entertaining countless thousands in live audiences by sharing his personal story. A huge charismatic and popular communicator, Marino encourages small businesses, high schools, colleges, clubs--DECA, FBLA, 4-H--and faith-based organizations to become a “life saver” by providing the youth around the world with the knowledge to overcome the obstacles they face. Marino speaks candidly to these groups drawing from personal experience; he imparts to them the tools needed to overcome whatever they are facing and demand unconditional victory in their own lives. Marino has personally mentored numerous teens and college students on how to successfully overcome these issues.
Marino has been seen on ABC, NBC, FOX News, CBS News, and The Boston Globe. Marino has appeared in a documentary about mental health and has been asked to share his story with I-Heart radio, In- Pueblo Magazine, and CSU-Today Magazine, as well as numerous other internet and radio talk shows. He has served within the local sheriff’s department as a first responder and has been witness to the result of over 60 teen accidents ranging from drinking and driving, to suicide. Marino is frequently sought as a guest speaker for the news and media concerning teen issues. Mike lives in Pueblo, Colorado.