His father was a dental surgeon running one of the UK’s largest practices, his uncle is a retired orthopaedic surgeon, his aunt worked with leading oncologists from around the world at the European School of Oncology in Milan, a brother who sits on the General Medical Council in Australasia and is an osteopathic physician in Dunedin, New Zealand and another brother who lectures in the Department of Oral and Dental Science at the University of Bristol.

Michael himself is first and foremost a father to his daughter and husband to his wife, who is also his business partner. At the age of 12yrs, Michael wanted to be a professional golfer. At 14yrs, he was invited to play at Junior Wimbledon. At 15yrs, he dreamt of becoming the General Manager of the Savoy Hotel in London. At 16yrs, he was a keen rugby player at Stonyhurst College (a flanker by trade!), an independent Catholic boarding school founded in 1593 (guided by Jesuit principles), whose motto "Quant Je Puis" (As Much As I Can) is central to McGrath’s own Reach Beyond ethos. At 18yrs, he was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy, a muscle wasting disease that remains the single biggest genetic killer of children on the planet ~ in that moment, Michael’s life changed forever. Today, his greatest power is his emotional force in connecting with people.

He is in demand as a sought after inspirational business speaker. He travels the world, provoking, stimulating and inspiring change whilst championing his 3M formula for success (based around the brain being a muscle, the body’s ability to move and the mind needing to be fuelled by motivation) for both private and public sector organisations. Clients have included Barclays, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Lloyds TSB Women's Network, DHL Global, Hilton International, Credit Suisse, Shaw Trust, Capital Resourcing, Carillion Transport, the NHS, Shoosmiths, the Cabinet Office, Motorola, Remploy, Government Office for the South East, Morgan Stanley, various UK public sector organisations including County Councils, as well as many places of learning from Ashridge Business School (one of the world's leading business management colleges) to junior, secondary and special education needs (SEN) schools. Sir Richard Branson, Chairman of the Virgin Group said "Michael is an inspiration”.

Managing his own consultancy practice, he works with organisations seeking to effectively measure diversity. A specialist adviser to the hospitality industry and a judge on the industries prestigious Cateys Awards, he focuses on leveraging the revenue opportunity offered by accessibility and inclusion. He is often invited to write for industry journals. Past clients include Hilton Hotels UK & Ireland, for whom he was the disABILITY Champion (a figurehead role) for four years.

When not speaking or consulting, he’s raising vital funds and awareness to support The Muscular Help Foundation, a UK registered charity based near London that helps children and young people in the

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