Mike Sledge got started in the hardware and industrial supply business when as a teenager he started as a stock boy for a small mom and pop hardware store in the late 80’s. He went on to work for a Fortune 500 industrial distribution company managing locations across the Southeastern US until at the age of 39 he decided to strike out in his own with his wife Suzy and open Coastal Industrial Supply in 2010. His company supplies materials to companies and jobsites all over the United States. He has been a Baldwin County resident since 2003 and has three children Jake, Maggie (who both help run their company) and Marley who is a senior in high school. He and Suzy also have a big dopey golden retriever named Woody.
Mike joined Rotary in 2017 and has been an active member serving as club president and currently serving as Assistant Governor and is the incoming district Polio Plus and District RYLA chair for the 2025/2026 Rotary year. His other passions include finding and restoring old cars-especially old Volkswagens as well as traveling in search of adventure.
Little known fun fact about Mike-he has two cocktails named after him. So if you are at C’est Le Vin in Foley (order a “Sledgehammer”) or at The Gemstone in Amory Mississippi (order a “Mike Sledge”). They are two distinctly different cocktails that you are sure to enjoy!