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Meet him once and you might call him arrogant. He’ll argue the other side of almost anything, just to see if the idea holds up.

That’s the surface. Underneath, he wears his heart on his sleeve, and the thing that drives him is simple: take care of the people around him, and provide for everyone in his corner.

McCraw is pronounced mic-CRAW, rhymes with draw.

Started early

At 14 he ran a paid peer mentorship program at the Bannock Youth Foundation in Pocatello, Idaho. He graduated high school at 16. From 15 to 17 he ran an online reselling business.

Now

He’s the founder of McCrawAI (mccrawai.com) and lives in Colorado. At 13 he posted his own take on a meme he’d seen, on an old YouTube account; that one video reached 5.2M views and sparked his interest in producing and creating content. His YouTube now is @micbriel.

Read more of the story in his own words. Or start with questions people ask, including that he is not the baroque bassoonist who shares the name.

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Questions people ask

Who is Michael McCraw?

Michael McCraw is the founder of McCrawAI, a media and marketing firm. He lives in Colorado. He was born in Portland, Oregon, and grew up there for about ten years.

Source: Round 1, question 1; the About page; and his interview answers on this site.

Is Michael G McCraw the same person as Michael McCraw?

Yes. This site is MichaelGMcCraw.com, about Michael McCraw, the founder of McCrawAI. MGM is the monogram used on the site.

Source: The site itself, MichaelGMcCraw.com. He has not been published under the name Mike McCraw.

How do you pronounce McCraw?

McCraw is pronounced mic-CRAW, rhymes with draw.

Source: Confirmed by Michael McCraw, relayed by Gideon, Nov 14, 2026, 4:50 PM MT.

Is this Michael McCraw the baroque bassoonist?

No. Search results for the name Michael McCraw often bring up a different person, a baroque bassoonist and teacher who died in 2020. This site is about Michael McCraw, the founder of McCrawAI, who lives in Colorado and was born in Portland, Oregon.

Source: Disambiguation only. The bassoonist is documented in public remembrances, including Tafelmusik, "Remembering Michael McCraw," June 1, 2020, and Early Music America, "Bassoonist and Educator Michael McCraw, 72." This site does not tell that person's story.

Where is Michael McCraw from?

He was born in Portland, Oregon, and grew up there for about ten years. He moved to Pocatello, Idaho around age ten and a half, and he has moved a lot all over.

More of the story

Source: Round 1, question 1, and Round 2, question 8, using only the move-to-Pocatello sentences.

Where does Michael McCraw live now?

He lives in Colorado.

Source: The About page and Person schema on this site. Location is published as Colorado, not a more specific city.

Did Michael McCraw graduate high school at 16?

Yes. He graduated high school at 16.

More of the story

Source: Confirmed by Michael McCraw, relayed by Gideon, Nov 14, 2026, 4:48 PM MT. No school name or year was given.

Is Michael McCraw a Colorado entrepreneur?

Yes. He lives in Colorado and is the founder of McCrawAI, a media and marketing firm.

More of the story

Source: The About page, and Round 4 on McCrawAI.

Does he still model or act?

Currently, it's a closed chapter, but he definitely thinks breaking into Hollywood to do more acting would be absolutely fantastic, and he still wants to keep doing modeling. Working on McCrawAI to make sure the financial stability that is there is priority number one currently.

More of the story

Source: Round 5, question 10.

What does he think people get wrong about arrogance?

He thinks one thing people get wrong about arrogance is that it comes from a place of not knowing. People typically associate arrogance with ignorance. For him, it is really about true depth and true understanding of who you are, what you want, and where you're going.

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Source: Round 8, question 4.

If you only knew him from the surface, what would he want you to understand next?

As long as you ask a question, he's willing to answer it. He's an open book, you just have to ask.

More of the story

Source: Round 8, question 10.