Mike Vardy is a writer, productivity strategist, and the founder of Productivityist. He has served as the Managing Editor at Lifehack, and contributed articles on productivity to 99u, Lifehacker, The Next Web, SUCCESS Magazine, The Huffington Post, and more. Mike is also the author of several books, including The Front Nine: How to Start the Year You Want Anytime You Want (published by Diversion Books) and is the creator of TimeCrafting, a simple, durable, and flexible personal productivity methodology - formerly known as The NOW Year Method.

He has delivered talks on the topic of task and time management at events like New Media Expo, Social Media Camp, TEDx Victoria, South By Southwest, and the World Domination Summit. He has taught productivity practices on popular online education platforms CreativeLIve and Skillshare, where his courses are among the most popular in the business category.

Mike lives in Victoria, BC, Canada with his incredible wife, daughter, and son.