Daven Michaels - From Poor Musician To New York Times Bestseller and Owner Of One Of The World's Largest Staff Outsourcing Businesses This time, we're chatting with Daven Michaels, an entrepreneur who left behind the music business to become wildly successful with multiple business ventures. These days he's arguably best known for 123Employee, which is a virtual employee centre based out of the Philippines. Now, alongside that, he's also become one of the world's leading business coaches and public speakers.