Michael Gluck | |
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 Michael Gluck | |
| Born | March 8, 1983 |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Founder of VGM |
Michael Gluck (born March 8, 1983) is the founder of VGM, [1] a market research firm and the largest provider of custom research to the video game industry. [2]
In 2007, at the age of 24, Michael started VGM with $5,000 in savings and grew the company to $20,000,000 in lifetime sales by the age of 30. [3] As of 2017, VGM had serviced more than 50 video game companies, as well as industry leaders in entertainment, media, and technology. [4]
As a college student, Gluck performed piano concerts and released an album under the stage name “Piano Squall” to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, in support of a cure for the disease that took his grandmother’s life. [5]
Outside of the market research industry, Gluck is the co-owner of Court Street Grocers. Opening with a 29 Zagat rating and widespread critical acclaim, the Brooklyn-based sandwich chain has three locations and is among the highest reviewed restaurants in New York. [6] [7] [8]
In 2013, Gluck co-founded and produced a video game music band [9] that is currently on tour in the United States, Australia, and the Middle East. [ citation needed ]
In 2016, Gluck produced the world premiere of Unlikely Heroes, a play authored by his father Dr. Charles Gluck, which debuted in Boca Raton, Florida to critical acclaim. [10]
Gluck studied business at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated in the class of 2005. [11]
Gluck was born in Miami and grew up in Hollywood, Florida. He enjoys piano, composing music, and chess. [ citation needed ]
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