About Mike

I’m a trusted senior communications executive and advisor who helps companies stand out in crowded markets by crafting bold, human stories that cut through the noise. I have a knack for seeing and making connections others don’t — the kind that position companies as industry leaders and help them show up more powerfully to customers, prospects, competitors, and the analysts and reporters who influence them.

Over the years, I’ve built high-impact communications programs that bring clarity to complexity and drive alignment across teams, industries, and global geographies. I’ve helped companies punch above their weight, define new categories, and reshape markets. I’ve advised Fortune 50 leaders and early-stage founders alike as the person they call when the message matters — and led teams who know me as someone who inspires bold thinking and brings out their best.

Today, I focus on crafting the narratives and enabling the storytelling that help companies show up with clarity and impact — connecting what they do to why it matters, and shaping how the world understands their role in the bigger picture.

NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Created two new industry categories, including the “Alternative Cloud,” which directly contributed to Linode’s $900M acquisition by Akamai, and the “Distributed Cloud,” now embraced by Google and Oracle.
Built and led comms functions at Linode and Cloud Foundry Foundation; shaped external, influencer, and executive comms strategies for IBM, Akamai, and Alcatel-Lucent.
Advised over 25 early-stage and purpose-driven startups, providing strategic counsel from angel to Series B stages.
Rebranded a non-profit software foundation backed by some of the world’s biggest technology companies.
Launched the Plan 9 operating system created by Turing Award winner Dennis Ritchie and his team at Bell Labs.
Wrote foundational storylines for purpose-driven companies improving society through more efficient fabric use, better name pronunciation, and easier immigrant investment.
Co-founded a global organization of corporate change agents.

I’m the host of the Craft of Code and co-host of the Bald Guys on Bikes podcasts.

I also once stood on the SNL stage with Chris Farley.