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Michael Lush

Challenging conventional thinking about money, family, faith, and what it means to live a stronger life.

Entrepreneur | Author | Speaker | Host of Stronger Humans

Founder & CEO of Replace Your University. Founder of Funds of Freedom. Husband, father of five boys, Christian, and Tennessee farmer.

Michael Lush in a cowboy hat at golden hour

10,000+

Homeowners served

Replace Your University

Founder & CEO

Funds of Freedom

Founder

Stronger Humans

Host

Replace Your Mortgage

Author

A. Biography

Professional bios

Copy-ready bios for introductions, programs, and show notes.

Short bio

Podcast introductions

Michael Lush is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, and host of Stronger Humans. He is the Founder & CEO of Replace Your University and the founder of Funds of Freedom.

Medium bio

Event programs & media descriptions

Michael Lush is an entrepreneur, author, and speaker. As Founder & CEO of Replace Your University, he has built a financial education company that has helped more than 10,000 families pay off their homes faster and reach greater financial freedom. He is the author of Replace Your Mortgage, the founder of Funds of Freedom, an organization fighting human trafficking, and the host of Stronger Humans. Michael and his wife are raising five boys on their Tennessee farm.

Long bio

Producers & journalists

Michael Lush is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, and nonprofit founder who believes strength is meant to serve something bigger than yourself. As Founder & CEO of Replace Your University, he leads a financial education company that has helped more than 10,000 families pay off their homes faster and reach greater financial freedom. His book, Replace Your Mortgage, challenges homeowners to rethink conventional assumptions about mortgages, debt, and banking. Michael founded Funds of Freedom to use resources, relationships, and influence to help fight human trafficking. He is also the host of Stronger Humans, a show of real conversations about money, health, faith, family, character, and impact. Away from business, Michael is a husband, father of five boys, man of Christian faith, and farmer in Tennessee.

B. Photography

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Michael Lush, Golden hour portrait

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Michael Lush, On stage

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Michael Lush, In conversation

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Michael Lush, With his wife

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D. Interview & speaking topics

Conversations worth having

01

What If Everything You've Been Taught About Your Mortgage Is Wrong?

Why so many homeowners misunderstand money, debt, and banking, and what it actually takes to pay off a home faster and build real financial freedom.

Sample questions

  • "What's the biggest myth homeowners believe about their mortgage?"
  • "Why do you think banks and schools never teach people this?"
02

Why Financial Success Doesn't Automatically Create Freedom

Entrepreneurship, leadership, growth, and the mistakes along the way. What it takes to build a business around a larger mission.

Sample questions

  • "When did you realize success and freedom weren't the same thing?"
  • "What would you tell an entrepreneur who's winning on paper but feels trapped?"
03

Are We Raising Boys to Become Strong Men?

Fatherhood, masculinity, responsibility, discipline, and emotional maturity, from a dad raising five boys.

Sample questions

  • "What does strength actually look like in a young man today?"
  • "What's one thing you've had to unlearn as a father of five boys?"
04

How Faith Changes the Way You Lead, Parent, and Build Wealth

How Michael's Christian faith shapes his decisions, priorities, leadership, and worldview.

Sample questions

  • "How does your faith show up in a hard business decision?"
  • "Where have faith and ambition pulled you in different directions?"
05

What Is Wealth Worth If You Never Make an Impact?

Why Michael founded Funds of Freedom and how resources, relationships, and influence can help fight human trafficking.

Sample questions

  • "What moment made the fight against human trafficking personal for you?"
  • "How should someone decide what their wealth is for?"
06

Why We Traded Convenience for Farm Life and Hard Work

Family, land, self-reliance, and building a meaningful life outside the conventional definition of success in Tennessee.

Sample questions

  • "What has farm life taught your boys that a classroom couldn't?"
  • "What did you give up to choose this life, and was it worth it?"

E. Brands & accomplishments

What Michael has built

Replace Your University

Founder & CEO

Replace Your University

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Funds of Freedom

Founder

Funds of Freedom

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Stronger Humans

Host

Stronger Humans

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Replace Your Mortgage

Author

Replace Your Mortgage

F. Downloadable assets

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Headshots Download
Speaker photography Download
Book cover Download
RYU logo Download
Funds of Freedom logo Download
Stronger Humans artwork Download
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