Michael Sawiris

Michael is busy running his own business where he imports and distributes high-end, handmade
Italian racing bikes
and accessories.

We recently caught up with Michael on the cycle paths of St Kilda!

What is one of your favourite childhood memories?

Riding my bike with mates through the storm water drains.

Favourite childhood heroes?

Mohammad Ali and Michael Jackson.

Career ambitions when younger?

I wanted to be an architect and run my own company.

What achievements are you most proud of?

Won salesman of the year three years in a row, awarded by Sealed Air, whilst I was working at MPI. My other great achievement was starting my own business built from my passion for cycling.

Favourite quote?

“Only when the mind is free of the concept of self can the hand strike swift and true” - Bruce Lee.

Favourite hobbies

Cycling, snowboarding and boxing.

Favourite TV show

Top Gear.

Favourite city

Barcelona

Favourite food

Eye-fillet steak.

Who would you invite to a dinner party, dead or alive?

Mohammad Ali and Martin Luther King.