Michael SMEDLEY

I had the privilege of covering Michael institutionally (and the crew at MMA) when I was first cutting my teeth as a young institutional sales person in the early 2000's that knew nothing. Michael was kind, very very witty and took me under his wing and helped me which he didn't need to do. He was also a great story teller and I think to this day is the only institutional client that would order a glass of red wine at an institutional group lunch just because..... he could !! RIP...

I had such a great time meeting with Michael at different business conferences. I tried to convince him to adopt me so I might inherit one of his cars. We would laugh and he would say not going to happen. He was a bundle of stories of his various adventures in Africa. We had such great time. My sincere condolences to all. He was such a dear friend and will be missed.

Michael was a truly special person. Whenever I met him at events or run into him on the street, he always improved my day. He had that rare gift of a wicked sense of humor, combined with limitless wisdom. His anecdotes always left me mulling over some idea long after I stopped smiling. I will miss you, my wise and funny friend Veronika