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Michael Levitt

CEO at Breakfast Leadership, Inc

San Diego, United States

Michael D. Levitt is Founder of the Breakfast Leadership Network and a leadership strategist who helps CEOs and executive teams build high-performing organizations through Leadership Operating Systems.

With 30+ years of executive leadership experience, he helps organizations improve decision-making, execution, culture, and resilience while preventing burnout.

Michael is also host of the globally recognized Breakfast Leadership Show, where he shares practical insights on leadership, governance, and organizational performance.required to scale without burnout.

Available For: Advising, Authoring, Consulting, Influencing, Speaking
Travels From: San Diego, CA and Toronto, ON
Speaking Topics: AI, Burnout, Workplace Culture, Working from Home Boundaries

Michael Levitt Points
Academic 0
Author 185
Influencer 18
Speaker 0
Entrepreneur 0
Total 203

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Company Information

Company Type: Company
Business Unit: Leadership Consulting
Theatre: North America and Abroad
Minimum Project Size: Undisclosed
Average Hourly Rate: Undisclosed
Number of Employees: Undisclosed
Company Founded Date: Undisclosed
Media Experience: 16
Last Media Training: 06/20/2024
Last Media Interview: 05/11/2026

Areas of Expertise

Analytics
Business Strategy 30.10
Change Management 31.94
Culture 32.02
Customer Experience
Design Thinking
Entrepreneurship
Future of Work
Health and Safety
Health and Wellness 34.79
HealthTech
HR 32.44
Innovation
IoT
Leadership 31.85
Lean Startup
Management 35.07
Marketing
Mental Health
Procurement
Risk Management
Social
Startups
Supply Chain
Sustainability

Industry Experience

Federal & Public Sector
Financial Services & Banking
Healthcare
High Tech & Electronics
Higher Education & Research
Insurance
Media
Professional Services
Retail

Publications & Experience

2 Article/Blogs
How the C-Suite can prevent burnout
CEOWorld Magazine
September 07, 2020
CEOs lead organizations through a myriad of challenges and opportunities. Organizational growth and sustainability depends on the agility and ability of the organization to utilize all of its resources to accomplish the goals and objectives of the company. The key component of the utilization of employees, is to use them without depleting them. This is one key strategy that many organizations are failing to accomplish.

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Tags: Management, HR, Change Management

How My Next 50 Years Will Be Greater Than The First 50
Thrive Global
October 07, 2018
I came to a realization that I have control over what my life looks and feels like, so at this "crossroads" of 50, I am thankful for the life lessons I've had, as they provide a roadmap (or GPS for us youngsters), of what roads to take and which ones to choose an alternate route.

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Tags: Culture, Leadership, Management

3 Books
Burnout Proof
Author Academy Elite
January 05, 2021
Individuals are burning out at alarming rates. People feel constant demand to deliver, so they're either burning out or they're leaving their jobs, due to high stress and burnout. With COVID-19, this is becoming more prevalent and amplified, due to all the demands from working from home (WFH).

In Michael Levitt's Burnout Proof: How To Establish Boundaries To Avoid The Negativity of Stress, you will learn how to:

Recognize burnout signs in yourself and in others

Understand how you became burned out in the first place

Implement burnout prevention techniques that go beyond taking a 2-week vacation

Launch immediate steps you can take today, to stop the burnout from growing

Establish boundaries in your life, so that you can fend off potential burnout from external factors

Michael Levitt is the founder & Chief Burnout Officer of The Breakfast Leadership Network, a San Diego and Toronto-based burnout media and consulting firm. He is an in-person and Certified Virtual Speaker, a Certified NLP and CBT Therapist, a Fortune 500 consultant, bestselling author, and hosts the Breakfast Leadership Show, a top 200 podcast on iTunes. Michael's A Top 20 Global Thought Leader on HR & Culture. and a former Healthcare executive, overseeing $ 2 Billion budgets.

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Tags: Change Management, Health and Wellness, Leadership

Pre-Emptive Strike Leadership
Author Academy Elite
January 08, 2019
Inside every organization sits a Trojan Horse, filled with employees waiting to unload their emotional baggage and managers who behave in ways that trigger those employees into engaging in “scorched earth” warfare.

In Pre-Emptive Strike Leadership, which chronicles the emotional baggage employees bring into the office every day.

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Tags: Culture, HR, Management

369 Days: How To Survive A Year of Worst-Case Scenarios
Author Academy Elite
September 12, 2017
DOES LOSING EVERYTHING CHANGE YOU FOR THE BETTER?

Most people long to buy a home, own a new car, get a great job, and live in a nice community. Author Michael Levitt had all of those things, and lost them all in an instant.

Through a challenging journey, Michael learned how to rise above the struggles and renew his focus on what really matters.

In 369 Days, you’ll discover the difference between owning things and things owning you. Isn’t it time you discovered how to turn your setbacks into setups for creating a successful future?

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Tags: Culture, Leadership, Management

1 Podcast
Breakfast Leadership Show
Apple Podcasts
October 29, 2021
Helping leaders like YOU reduce stress and prevent burnout, so that you can focus on what REALLY matters Most! We interview global thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and marketing experts to show the audience the right steps (no shortcuts!) to grow your business and your life.

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Tags: Business Strategy, Change Management, Leadership

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