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Mike Veeck is a nationally renowned speaker, entrepreneur, college professor, marketing, promotions and advertising expert as well as an owner of six successful minor league baseball teams. His name is synonymous with fun and creativity and he continues to blaze new trails each year. Who else would train a pig to deliver baseballs to the umpire, hire mimes to perform instant replays or lock fans out of the stadium to set an all-time attendance record for fewest people at a game?The Veeck family started in baseball nearly a century agowhen Mike's grandfather was president of the ChicagoCubs. Mike's father Bill, a member of the Baseball Hallof Fame, was the owner of the St. Louis Browns, ClevelandIndians, Chicago White Sox and the then minorleague Milwaukee Brewers. Bill Veeck is rememberedfor signing Larry Doby, the first African -American toplay in the American League (1947) and for sending3-foot, 6-inch Eddie Gaedel to bat in a major leaguegame. Mike began his baseball career with the ChicagoWhite Sox and has also worked for the Detroit Tigers,Florida Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays.It is with the belief that anything is possible and fun iscrucial to success that Mike runs his companies. HisSaint Paul Saints have become a model organizationand along with this culture of fun, it's their willingnessto take creative risks, forge innovative partnerships anddeliver outstanding customer care that proves to be thepositive difference that leads to success. It's no surprisethen that SNL alum and film guy Bill Murray (a co-ownerand partner with Mike in a number of ventures)serves as Team Psychologist / Director of Fun. Murray issometimes seen taking tickets, selling programs, coachingthird base and giving noogies. Fans love the positivevibe, family feel and great customer service they get atMike's ballparks! This business philosophy has garnerednational attention, with Mike being featured on NBCNightly News, 60 Minutes, HBO Real Sports with BryantGumbel, ESPN Sports Center, The Late Show withDavid Letterman and many other national media outlets.With his teams practicing all this fun and passion in theworkplace, providing great customer care, exceeding aggressivesales goals and gaining national attention for hiscreative promotions and partnerships, Mike decided tohighlight his coworkers and tell these stories in his book- Fun Is Good! In response to the success of the bookand organizations asking to learn more of this philosophy,Mike created the consulting company of the samename, Fun Is Good. He and his team lead entertainingseminars, training sessions and keynote speeches acrossthe country. Mike is a highly sought after speaker, allowing him the privilege of working with many companieseach year, including 3M, The NBA, Deluxe Corporation,General Mills and NASCAR, to name just a few.Mike and his wife, Libby, reside in Mt. Pleasant, SouthCarolina. He is the father or two children, WilliamNight Train and Rebecca.