The is the author of Swim With the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive and many other international bestsellers. Harvey Mackay is known for tossing audiences into the metaphoric challenge of "shark-infested waters" - only to throw them a life line - by revealing the secret to leaving their competition being. Mackay knows how to outsell, outmanage, outmotivate, and outnegotiate any rival. Named one of Toastmasters International's top five speakers in the world, he also knows how to share those skills with an audience.

A respected entrepreneur, nationally syndicated columnist and author of four New York Times best sellers, Mackay was labeled "Mr. Make-Things-Happen" by Fortune magazine. Two of his books - Swim With Sharks... and Beware of the Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt - are listed among the top 15 inspirational business books of all time. His latest work to hit the best seller list is Pushing the Envelope.