Michael Owen: Entrepreneur Meister

Interview with Michael Owen, star of "The Naked Office," owner of onebestway and angelfysh

Entrepreneur Meister is a column that focuses on the lives and ventures of entrepreneurs. We take a close look at the entrepreneurs behind the vision, strategy, passion and action in ventures across all sectors.

Written by Damir Perge, edited by Jana Arnold, entrepreneurdex

England already has one major star named Michael Owen, the famous football (soccer) player for Manchester United. Now, there is another English star on the horizon with the same name but it's not in football.

Move over Richard Branson. As the founder of Virgin, he might be England's most famous entrepreneur, but this Michael Owen might become as famous because he has the balls to do what it takes to get his business known globally.

Michael Owen is the star of a television show called The Naked Office. Ironically, it is shown on Branson's Virgin1 Channel.

You can't judge the book by its cover or in the case of Michael Owen, lack of. Unlike the rest of the media that focuses on the "nakedness of the show," we made an editorial decision to have a fully clothed (as far as we could tell over the phone) interview with Michael in order to "uncover" the truth behind the man, his entrepreneurial vision and his entrepreneurial experiences.

Does working naked at the office bring you closer to your co-workers? Obviously, you'd get to know each other on an entirely new level. Could you focus on your work? Just when France decided to ban topless beaches, the English went all out in entrepreneur land. If you want to find out answers to these "naked" questions, you'll have to see the show.

Michael bared it all with us, at least to the questions we asked him. Michael is one of the nicest people you'd ever meet. When I called him at two a.m. in the morning from the United States and he found out how late it was here, he immediately asked us whether we wanted to reschedule for later in the day. We marched forward as I made a comment to him that being an entrepreneur is a 24.7 job. continued