# Mark Michael

> Mark Michael is the Seattle-based co-founder and CEO of DevHub, a website platform for franchise and multi-location brands. He and longtime collaborator Daniel Rust began working together in high school, launched DevHub in 2007, survived an early funding-fueled expansion and repeated business-model pivots, acquired Brickwork Software in 2021, and later moved DevHub from white-label infrastructure toward direct work with franchise brands. Michael also writes, paints, podcasts as gliderCEO, and launched a YouTube talk-show project in 2026.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at DevHub
- **Organizations:** DevHub, RallyMind, Whiskers and Gizmo Michael Foundation, Mark Ashley Company, GOODSOUL
- **Education:** Central Washington University
- **Known for:** Co-founded DevHub and led it through multiple business-model pivots over 18 years., Led DevHub's 2021 acquisition of Brickwork Software., Helped move DevHub from a largely white-label model to direct service for franchise and multi-location brands.

## Career timeline

- **2000-2004** — Attended Central Washington University and served as student body president in 2003-2004.
- **2007** — Co-founded DevHub with Daniel Rust after the pair had begun working together in high school.
- **2009** — DevHub raised just over $2 million; Michael later described spending the capital quickly while expanding the office and team.
- **2017** — RallyMind, DevHub's multivariable landing-page technology project, began.
- **2019** — Launched the GliderCEO podcast, a personal journal about leadership, entrepreneurship, and life.
- **2021** — Led DevHub's acquisition of Brickwork Software, adding online-to-store capabilities and direct brand relationships.
- **2023** — DevHub began cutting out white-label middlemen and focusing directly on franchise and multi-location brands.
- **2025** — Michael said DevHub had launched more than 300 franchise and multi-location brands and migrated more than two million websites to its platform.
- **2026** — Launched Mark Michael's Living Room, a talk-show project based in Seattle, Arizona, and New York City.

## Achievements

- Co-founded DevHub and led it through multiple business-model pivots over 18 years.
- Led DevHub's 2021 acquisition of Brickwork Software.
- Helped move DevHub from a largely white-label model to direct service for franchise and multi-location brands.
- Built a public creative practice spanning more than 100 artworks, short fiction, podcasting, and video.
- Served as student body president at Central Washington University in 2003-2004.
- Received DevHub employees' Fearless Leader Award in 2018.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Michael continued arguing publicly that franchise websites are infrastructure and the owned source of truth connecting search, AI discovery, booking, and CRM systems.
- **2026-07** — Published the LinkedIn article 'Something happened on the way to the bodega,' reflecting on how people increasingly use AI assistants for everyday discovery.
- **2026-02** — Appeared on The AI Chopping Block to discuss scaling hundreds or thousands of websites with AI agents, internal knowledge systems, and a small team.
- **2026-01** — Launched Mark Michael's Living Room, a YouTube talk-show project.
- **2025-12** — Reported that DevHub had launched more than 300 franchise and multi-location brands and migrated over two million websites.

## Links

- Website: https://markmichael.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmichaelseattle/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/gliderceo
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUhKzzuR0LPt9DvReicKH_w
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gliderceo
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gliderceo
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gliderceo

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Last updated: 2026-08-25