Mike Michaels has been writing copy for over 30 years. He has written and edited both physical and digital event guides for cities including New York, Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Portland (OR), and many more. He founded the company Big Weekend Calendars nearly 20 years ago.

Mike also writes frequently in his blog, IRLXD.com on the topic of immersive and in real life experience design. He has over 250,000 words published on his blog as of 2024.