Mike Byster

MIKE BYSTER has a single mission: to show people how to ignite

their inner genius. Mike was born with a gift for numbers and patterns.

He began noticing number patterns even as a young child,

and when he was four years old he had memorized the birth and

death dates of the presidents of the United States, in order. At eight

years old, he started developing memory games using mnemonic

devices that would eventually become part of his life's work as a

different kind of teacher.

Over the course of more than five thousand presentations in

schools around the country between 1997 and 2007, Mike slowly

crafted and perfected an entertaining and award- winning five part

DVD program called Brainetics™ that people can now use at

home. Mike's program uses pattern awareness and mental multitasking

tools to build increased mental capacity. These techniques

not only teach people the skills to think in new ways and solve

problems that they never thought possible, but they also give them

a sense of self- confidence as they master the lessons and are able to

do amazing mental feats.

Mike fields more than ten thousand calls each year from schools

requesting him to visit, and he continues to conduct presentations

and teach kids in scores of schools each year free of charge. He also

offers programs geared specifically for adults.

Among the many outlets that have featured him are 20/20, Reader's Digest, Bloomberg

News, NPR, the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun- Times, and

countless local and regional media channels across the country.

A native of Chicago, Mike still lives in the Chicago area with

his wife, Robin, and their teenage son, Josh (who, at the age of

seven, learned how to memorize a 212- digit number thanks to his

dad's teachings). He is a member of the National Council of Teachers

of Mathematics and Mensa.