About the Founder
Before you take advice, ask who lived it.
Many people teaching entrepreneurship rely on polished images and catchy phrases — but experience doesn't come from a tagline.
Michael Dinkins comes from a family that has lived entrepreneurship for more than a century.
CFO of 3 Public Companies
105 Years of Family Business
Where It Started
105 Years of Family Business
Michael's entrepreneurial journey began at age 14, working in the warehouse and delivering materials to job sites at Taylor Electric Company, a family-owned business located on the south side of Chicago and now celebrating 105 years of continuous operation.
Over time, he worked across every layer of the business — from operations to finance — helped his mother establish the company's accounting systems, and later assisted the next generation in accessing capital and positioning the business for long-term sustainability.
That hands-on foundation shaped everything that came after. Not theory. Not a case study. Real work, in a real family business, across real economic cycles.
Taylor Electric Company — 95th Anniversary, September 2017
Three generations — the foundation Hawk was built on
Professional Track Record
Institutional Discipline, Entrepreneurial Execution
That hands-on foundation was reinforced by 17 years at GE and GE Capital, where Michael graduated with honors from GE's Financial Management Program and later taught the program for five years. He holds both CPA and CMA certifications and has been directly involved in more than 50 mergers and acquisitions, evaluating, financing, and integrating businesses across multiple industries.
Michael has served as CFO for three public companies, worked in venture-backed startup environments, and held CFO leadership roles within a Goldman Sachs–affiliated company, combining institutional financial discipline with entrepreneurial execution.
105 yr
Family business legacy
17 yr
GE & GE Capital
50+
M&A deals closed
3
Public company CFO
Why Hawk Exists
Most programs teach you what to do.
Michael teaches you how to become someone who does it consistently.
Hawk Entrepreneurs was not built to sell courses or collect followers. It was built because Michael watched too many founders make avoidable mistakes — the same mistakes he had seen play out across 105 years of family business, 50+ acquisitions, and three public-company CFO roles.
The books, the assessment, the frameworks, the AI operations work — all of it exists to give founders the kind of clarity that usually takes decades to earn. Not motivation. Not hype. Clarity.
This is not theory. It is lived experience — across generations, economic cycles, public markets, private capital, and real businesses.
Beyond the Boardroom
Private Business & Investments
Michael owns commercial and residential real estate holdings and operates Dinkins Financial, a firm that helps small and family-owned businesses with strategic planning, capital access, and long-term decision-making.
The same principles that kept Taylor Electric running for 105 years — clear thinking, disciplined execution, and a long-term view — are the principles Michael brings to every business he advises and every resource he creates at Hawk Entrepreneurs.
Teaching, Faith & Family
The Same Discipline, Everywhere
In addition to his business leadership, Michael has spent more than 10 years teaching adult Sunday School and serves as an Elder at Church LYFE in Allen, Texas. His teaching focuses on helping people understand the Bible accurately — emphasizing context, careful interpretation, and disciplined thinking rather than surface-level readings.
That same commitment to clear, structured thinking carries into his YouTube channel, Thinking Matters – Dinkins, where he challenges viewers to think deeply and apply truth consistently in faith, business, and life.
The thread that runs through everything — the family business, the boardrooms, the classroom, the church, the books — is the same: think clearly, act with integrity, and build things that last.
Family, faith, and community — the foundation behind every framework
Ready to Start?
If you want to learn entrepreneurship from someone whose family has endured for 105 years, and who understands capital, leadership, and execution at the highest levels — you're in the right place.