Hi, I’m Mike.
I turn ideas into outcomes.

My Working Geniuses are Wonder and Discernment. I accept anything as possible, then interrogate it until it confesses its truths.

• I'm always right... unless I'm not.
• The fastest way to right is through wrong.
• I play chess while most are still playing Solitaire.
• Don’t ask me for feedback unless you want to go deep.
• Don’t ask me for feedback if you just need a box checked, I’m not your guy. If you want a high speed, ruthless attack on a thought... strap in.

I align vision, users, and teams so we ship the right thing—fast—and learn even faster.

• Rituals that serve reality, not the other way around.

• Clear yes/no calls; honest scope; living roadmaps.

• Success = shipped value + captured learning.

I turn mess into maps: flows, information architecture, and patterns that make hard things feel obvious.

• First principles > feature piles.

• Narrative wireframes that sell the story.

• Habits of use, not just happy paths.

I design for trust, momentum, and taste—because how it looks shapes how it’s used.

• Hierarchy that guides, not yells.

• Brand that signals competence.

• Fewer styles, stronger voice.

When in doubt, I build it. Small, real, and testable beats theoretical every time.

• Thin slices, quick deploys.

• Automate the boring; name the weird.

• Code is a conversation with the future.

If people can’t tell the story, they won’t join the journey. I make strategy legible and memorable.

• Stakes, scenes, proof.

• Before/After Bridges that sell without selling.

• Facts earn trust; story earns action.

I experiment to learn what others overlook—de-risking with small bets and loud signals.

• Cheap tests, real users.

• Tools are toys until they’re systems.

• Keep what compounds.

Work is a chapter. Family’s the book. That perspective keeps my priorities, and my products, human.

• Time is the only non-refundable.

• Build things your kid would be proud to use.

• Kindness scales.