What is Mike Michelini Up To Now – November 02 – November 08, 2025

What Mike Michelini is up to Now – November 02 – November 08, 2025

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Hey everyone, Mike here kicking off November with some serious momentum. As we roll into Nov 2-8, 2025, it’s all about Bracing for IGNITION. This week is the culmination of nearly a year of hustle—the annual Cross Border Summit is here, and it’s going to be all hands on deck. We’re talking summits, masterminds, VIP villas, yacht vibes, and a whole lot of beautiful insanity. This is prime time to level up, connect deep with the crew, and charge into the end of the year fired up. I’m beyond excited to do this with everyone showing up and diving in full throttle.

Shoutout to Our Winners from Last Week’s Competition!

Before we dive into the chaos, a quick detour to celebrate some community rockstars. Katrina, take it away—who crushed it in last week’s Mike’s Blog Now competition?

Katrina McKay enters for the winners: Drumroll, please! Our big winners from the “Build Your Borderless Biz” challenge are Alex Chen for his killer e-comm scaling blueprint (that TikTok funnel hack? Genius!) and Sarah Lopez for her savage dropshipping automation script. You two are getting lifetime access to the GFA VIP ecosystem plus a shoutout in the next newsletter. Congrats—keep building those empires! Also, Mike, good luck at the Cross Border Summit. Knock it out of the park; the team’s got your back. Back to you!

Legendary stuff, Katrina—thanks for the rundown and the good vibes. Winners, hit me up to claim your prizes; let’s get you plugged into the ecosystem ASAP.

Recap: Last Week’s Max Stress Mode

Last week? Whew. It was that classic “max stress” grind of wrapping a conference while simultaneously launching the GFA VIP community ecosystem. We powered through a barrage of bugs that somehow slipped past our internal testing over the past few months of building. Think late-night debugging sessions, frantic Slack threads, and that sweet relief when it all clicked. Now? It’s looking rock-solid for real-world deployment this week. If you’re in the VIP crew, expect seamless networking tools, exclusive resource drops, and those gamified challenges we’ve been teasing. Grateful for the team’s resilience— we turned potential disaster into a launch win.

This Week’s Playbook: Summit Ignition Sequence

Alright, here’s the blow-by-blow for Nov 2-8. We’re in Bangkok for the core action, then jetting south for the VIP wind-down. Pack your energy drinks and business cards—this is non-stop value.

• Monday, Nov 3: VIP Day Kickoff
  Starting strong with our exclusive VIP day at the Cross Border Summit. Bonus workshop in the AM on “AI-Powered Cross-Border Scaling” (bring your laptops—hands-on coding for e-comm bots). Afternoon: VIP round tables with top speakers like [redacted for suspense—think 8-figure e-comm vets and crypto nomads]. Cap it with a speaker VIP dinner at a rooftop spot overlooking the Chao Phraya. Expect deep dives, deal-making, and maybe a few too many craft cocktails.
• Tuesday-Wednesday, Nov 4-5: Core Summit Grind
  The heart of it: Full-day Cross Border Summit from 9 AM to late evening. Sessions on everything from tariff-proof supply chains to Web3 payment gateways. After-parties? Yacht cruises on the river with live DJs and networking that turns strangers into collaborators. If you’re attending (virtually or in-person), don’t miss the “Borderless Brainstorm” breakout—last year’s led to three unicorn pivots.
• Thursday, Nov 6: Add-On Workshops & Phuket Pivot
  Morning add-ons from select speakers: Pick your poison—SEO for emerging markets or NFT utility in logistics. Then, about 10 of us (hand-picked mastermind squad) hop a quick flight to Phuket for the VIP villa Cross Border Mastermind. Private beachfront villa, no-agenda deep work through the weekend. Think strategy sprints, accountability pods, and sunset strategy sessions over fresh poke bowls.
• Friday-Sunday, Nov 7-9: Mastermind Lock-In
  Full immersion in Phuket: Goal-setting for Q4, peer reviews on your 2025 wins/losses, and plotting 2026 moonshots. This is where the magic happens—raw feedback, wild ideas, and those “aha” moments that rewrite your playbook. Ending the week (and spilling into the next) recharged and aligned.

Level Up Mindset: Wrapping 2025 Strong

This isn’t just an event week; it’s a level up checkpoint for the entire community. We’re learning, forging bonds, and stacking wins that echo into 2026. As we blaze through the rest of 2025, let’s start reflecting: What crushed it? What to iterate? How do we 10x for the new year?

Let’s all make the most of these final months—ignite your networks, audit your systems, and gear up for bigger plays. If you’re at the summit, holler at me for a quick connect. Not there? Jump into the GFA VIP waitlist; spots are filling fast post-launch.