Michael’s mission is to inspire, guide, and mentor people in becoming the Hero of their own lives.

Once described as “a disarmingly earnest combination of spiritual guru and travel agent with a strange obsession with Joseph Campbell,” Michael is a seasoned traveler, speaker, consultant, educator, and entrepreneur who has dedicated his life to inspiring, guiding, and supporting others in becoming the Hērō of their own story. He believes that through travel, we all embark on our own Hero’s Journey of exploration, discovery, learning, and growth — and that doing so unleashes our creativity, cultivates our curiosity, and invites us to live healthier, more intentional, and more courageous lives.

Michael is a recognized thought leader in the travel industry and has been quoted in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Seattle Times, Forbes, AFAR, National Geographic Traveler, Skift, Vox.com, USAToday, and CNBC among other publications.

Michael earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware and his MBA and Ed.D. from Pepperdine University. He is a Co-Founder of the Transformational Travel Council (2016) and Explorer X (2017).

Favorite Destinations: Greenland, Portugal, Chile