
Who Is Mike Cornwell...

Early Life
Mike from an early age has been leading groups. First it was skateboarding groups, and then it was music bands.
Military & Intelligence Career
Mike joined the Marine Corps in 2004 in order to become a fighter pilot. As a first occupation he chose intelligence analyst because “it seemed smart”.


Farming & Dixie Fruits
While developing software in 2013, Mike started a permaculture farm in SE Louisiana. By 2017, this farm had over 500 varieties of fruit across 25+ species of plants, chickens, pigs and goats.
Sanctuary Leadership
While living in a wood stove heated cabin in Pennsylvania in 2019 and 2020, Mike decided to write a leadership book. After the collapse of Dixie Fruits, he wanted to unpack lessons learned. The biggest lesson learned, was that the problem that he was trying to solve, was at a deeper level than just plants in the ground.


Leadership 4 Tech
In 2023, Mike Cornwell saw an opportunity to assemble a new kind of technology company. One that has a “leadership first” mentality, that uses cutting edge technology to solve problems and create opportunities.
He founded Leadership 4 Tech for that purposes.
Among the services provided by Leadership 4 Tech is free and open source software for building enterprise artificial intelligence first systems.
Take a look at these Githubs:
Personal Life
Mike is a family man who is married to his college sweetheart. They have four children, (three girls and one boy). They currently live in the Appalachian mountains on their “urban” farm that is within “city” limits.

Mike's Books

Influence & Leadership:
The Definitive Treatise on Earning and Expending Influence to Become A Leader
Mike lays out, in plain english the foundations, strategies and tactics you need to develop leadership, in any context whether that is interpersonal, at home, in a workplace, or on a battlefield.
Technology and Leadership

Leadership 4 Tech was founded by Mike Cornwell as the only “leadership first” technology company. Under this banner is where he and his company produces solutions and system for clients that utilize cutting edge, appropriate technology for maximum leadership impact.