Michigan Business Network

Vic Verchereau welcomes Mike Stout, who is the President and Founder of the Michigan Waterways Stewards. Mike Stout is the President and Founder of the Michigan Waterways Stewards, a Fortune 100 Marketing Executive, and an expert in business development and leading transformational change. Over his career he has managed several national brands, taken regional companies nationally, transformed private label companies into national branded powerhouses, turned longtime declining business into star financial performers, and led company and industry-wide innovation. He has served on economic advisory boards, company executive and steering committees, and regularly consults non-profits. For recreation, Stout is a long-distance solo paddler owning several unofficial world records. He has solo paddled across Lake Michigan seven times, Lake Superior once, and has competed in extreme paddling races across the United States. Michigan Waterways Stewards combines Stout's passion for our waterways and his professional ex