From the mobile home to where moguls roam", Anthony "Von" Mickle invested his way out of poverty and founded The Investment Forum. Today he provides workshops on the fundamentals of equity and real estate investments and provides keynote and motivational speeches around the country. He also provides workshops on meeting high profiled people and living your dream life, both of which he is very well versed in.
He is a graduate of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina where he studied Modern Languages (French) and Business Administration. Upon graduation, he served several as in 11 Bravo in the Army’s Infantry. He continued his graduate work of foreign languages at the Harvard University Ukrainian Research Institute in Boston, Massachusetts where he studies included Ukrainian language, culture and politics. He earned an MBA from Keller Graduate School in Washington, DC and currently working towards a Doctorate in International Business (DBA) from Argosy University in Tampa, FL. He holds graduate certificates in Financial Planning from Georgetown University; Private Equity and Venture Capital from Tsinghua University and Harvard Business School; Beijing China and Investment Banking Fundamentals from The Washington Investment Banking Institute, Washington DC. He is a member of the Washington Association of Money Managers, the Wharton and Harvard Business Clubs of D.C.
He spent a decade as a network engineering program manager traveling the globe to ensure clients had continuous application and network infrastructure. After a corporate downsizing and what appeared to be a total financial devastation, he found an $8 an hour part time job and turned it into a multi-million dollar portfolio demonstrating that setbacks really are set ups for step ups. To share his experiences with those who fell on similar harsh times, he founded an investment club entitled The Investment Forum. Like many, he became fascinated by mega-wealth but along the way decided to share the ride by bridging the gap between the “have nots” and the “have mores” by working diligently to connect the common man with the affluent class. Today, The Investment Forum helps hundreds of people each year with investment advice, business planning and setting up informational interviews to advance business and political careers. Mr. Mickle also writes for The Fleetwood, a monthly column on business, investments and motivation that was awarded the prestigious Constant Contact 2010 All Star Award.
He is an international public speaker, making frequent investment and motivational speaking engagements each year. He is the author of the multi-award winning book, Real Estate for Real People and his new book, Slide 68: 86 Your Current Life for the Lifestyle You’ve Been Dreaming Of is due out summer 2012. He created the High Impact Presentation tool which is a DVD designed to help students at The Citadel and Clemson University advance their careers by assisting them with meeting business managers in their fields of interests. The DVD was featured on Jim Cramer’s Thestreet.com which airs on CNBC. Currently, he serves as an advisory board member to Celebrate Life Foundation, EDGEadvertising.com and the International Council of Shopping Centers Washington D.C. Alliance Committee.
He has dual residences in Washington, DC and Southern, FL. In his spare time he enjoys fourwheeling and flying helicopters.
A. "Von" Mickle
From the Mobile Home to Where Moguls Roam
