Mike Baker
Author
Mike Baker is a creative leader, writer, and advocate who’s spent the past two decades showing up for people—in healthcare, in music, and in the messiness of life. He’s the CEO of a nonprofit health center in North Idaho, and the author of The Optimist’s Way, a heartfelt book that blends personal reflection, leadership lessons, and original music into a hopeful, grounded companion for anyone trying to keep going through life’s heavy seasons. Mike’s also a musician and digital artist, with over 700,000 total music streams across platforms, creating work that gives people space to feel seen, heard, and lifted. Everything he does—book, music, art, or leadership—is rooted in the same purpose: connection, honesty, and optimism that holds up in real life.