Mike Hyzy

Mike Hyzy has been crafting tales since childhood, filling notebooks with epic fantasies, song lyrics, and scripts for blockbuster movies and TV shows. Thankfully those early works will never see the light of day. His professional writing career began when he launched a startup aiming to eliminate food deserts after college. Since then, he’s been dishing expert insights through guest articles and his blog. After years of leading product strategy, management, and development, Mike realized gamification could be the ultimate game-changer for creating engaging products. Seeing an opportunity to share this powerful concept, he channeled his insights into his first book, Gamification for Product Excellence. When he's not immersed in innovating gaming mechanics for products, Mike draws on his extensive expertise to lead cross-functional teams in delivering successful product launches that captivate users and disrupt markets. He currently directs impactful product initiatives and IT strategy at Daugherty Business Solutions. Mike holds the NPDP, CSPO, and Foresight Practitioner certifications. Connect on LinkedIn to collaborate.