Mickey Beyer-Clausen
Mickey Beyer-Clausen is an award-winning entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Mental Workout.
Since he was a boy, Mickey has had an immense and ever-growing passion for technology. The thrill of breaking new ground and overcoming new challenges has always been his driving force. In the 1990s, Mickey's interest in starting businesses materialized and he embarked on an amazing experience to be one of the first to launch and develop successful Internet businesses. Within a span of a few years, Mickey founded/co-founded IPS/NetAffairs (1997), Speednames (1999), Afilias (2000), and Ascio Technologies (2001). These businesses took Mickey across multiple geographies, industries, and brought him in touch with many remarkable people.
After some very hectic years in the technology sector, Mickey decided he wanted to make a long-term difference in the world, helping people that are struggling for survival. Mickey wanted to put his business skills, financial resources, and people network to work for good causes. Therefore in 2002, Mickey established Happiness Foundation - a 501(c)3 private foundation - to help business leaders and experts donate their knowledge to help nonprofits increase their impact.
Today, Mickey continues to launch his own ventures with a focus on Internet commerce and mobile media. Lately, he has co-founded Trunk Archive (2004) and Mental Workout (2008). Mickey's enthusiasm is in building something from scratch, coaching other entrepreneurs, and connecting startups who need new business contacts to grow their businesses.
Mickey is keen to sharing his experience with interested parties. Therefore, he accepted various invitations to speak at events across the world including at INSEAD (in France and Singapore), Ngee Ann Polytechnic, SICEF, and at the University of Copenhagen.
Mickey has a degree in Economics and Management (HHX) from Niels Brock, Julius Thompsens Plads, Denmark (1994). In 2001, he participated in the Young Managers Programme at INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France. For a few months in 2002, Mickey studied Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and meditation at Dalai Lama's Namgyal Monastery in McLeod Ganj, India.
Born on April 3, 1975 in Copenhagen, Denmark, Mickey now lives in Southampton, New York with his wife, Allison, daughter, Anna, and dog, Louis.