Problem-solver for more than 3 decades.
Mike Thomas spent his career in outside sales and sales leadership, working with facility managers and decision-makers across manufacturing, distribution, and industrial environments. Along the way, he built something more valuable than sales records: relationships with vetted manufacturers, installers, and consultants who solve facility problems.
Starting his career in restaurant management in his 20s, Mike learned the value of having a process and providing exceptional customer service. Those skills, combined with a move to Detroit and a job in industrial distribution, led him to a career in commercial and industrial sales. He has thoroughly enjoyed working with a wide variety of people on a wide variety of projects over the past several decades and still finds the work exciting and enjoyable as they solve facility problems together.
WHAT MIKE IS MOST PROUD OF
Mike has earned sales achievement awards several times over his career, but one stands apart. In 2026, he received the One Team Senneca Award, the top honor at the Senneca North American Sales Summit in Grand Rapids. It recognizes someone who models core values, inspires teamwork, and exceeds customer expectations. For Mike, it means more than any other because it speaks to what he cares about most: working as a team and going past what customers expect.
Mike Thomas (center) with Senneca colleagues at the 2026 North American Sales Summit, Grand Rapids, MI
HOW MIKE WORKS
Mike only represents top-quality manufacturers and provides referrals to trusted organizations. As a consultant, if he can't help directly, he wants to at least provide direction and insight toward quality providers.
WHY NOW?
After decades in the industry, Mike is stepping into the next chapter: consulting and contract work built around the relationships and expertise he's spent a career developing. Same knowledge, same network, different role, but with the flexibility to support organizations in more ways while also making time for his extended family and community.