Michael Gerber

Michael Gerber

Formal First Name
Michael
Nick Name
The World’s #1 Small Business Guru
Dates
6/20/1936 - present
Location

Michael E. Gerber is a legendary business visionary, entrepreneur, and author, best known for The E-Myth Revisited, a global bestseller and cornerstone of modern small business education. The book has influenced millions of entrepreneurs, executives, and educators worldwide by redefining how businesses should be built, managed, and scaled through systems and processes rather than founder dependency. Beyond The E-Myth Revisited, Gerber has authored several highly influential titles, including The E-Myth Manager, The E-Myth Contractor, The E-Myth Physician, and Awakening the Entrepreneur Within, extending his core business principles across a wide range of industries and professions. Gerber is the Founder and Chairman of Michael E. Gerber Companies, a business development firm that provides coaching, training, and strategic consulting to entrepreneurs and organizations around the world. Through his writing, advisory work, and educational programs, he has established himself as a successful business owner, renowned consultant, and influential thought leader in entrepreneurship, leadership, and management systems.

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

  • Michael Gerber is widely regarded as a pioneer of modern entrepreneurship education, with ideas that continue to shape how startups and small businesses scale, systemize operations, and build companies that function independently of their founders.

  • Through his leadership at Michael E. Gerber Companies, he has helped hundreds of thousands of small business owners transform founder-led operations into sustainable, professionally managed enterprises. 

  • Across his books, workshops, and advisory work, Gerber has become one of the most influential voices in small business strategy, entrepreneurship education, and systems-driven management.


E-MYTH BOOKS & BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY