Michael Gluck
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|name = Michael Gluck
|image = Michael Gluck.jpg
|caption = Michael Gluck
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|03|8|mf=yes}}
|alma_mater = University of Pennsylvania
|occupation = Founder of VGM
|website =
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Michael Gluck (born March 8, 1983) is the founder of VGM,{{cite web|url= http://www.mediabizbloggers.com/charlene-weisler/The-Business-of-Games-Interview-with-VG-Markets-Michael-Gluck--Charlene-Weisler.html|title= The Business of Games: Interview with VG Market's Michael Gluck|author=Charlene Weisler |publisher=MediaBizBloggers.com|date=August 14, 2014|accessdate=November 10, 2014}} a market research firm and the largest provider of custom research to the video game industry.{{cite web|url=http://www.vgmarket.com/about-us/|title= About Us: VGMarket|accessdate=November 10, 2014}}
VGM
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.{{cite web|url= http://millennialmagazine.com/vg-market-ceo-michael-gluck-disrupts-video-game-industry/|title= VG Market CEO Michael Gluck Disrupts Video Game Industry|author=Britt Hysen|publisher=Millennial|date=October 6, 2014|accessdate=November 10, 2014}} As of 2017, VGM had serviced more than 50 video game companies, as well as industry leaders in entertainment, media, and technology.{{cite web|url=http://startupgrind.com/2012/01/vg-market-ea-pink-slip-to-millions/|title=VG Market: From EA Pink Slip to Millions|author=Derek Andersen|publisher=Startup Grind|date=January 19, 2012|accessdate=November 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110225346/http://startupgrind.com/2012/01/vg-market-ea-pink-slip-to-millions/|archive-date=November 10, 2014|url-status=dead}}
Piano Squall
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.{{cite web|url= http://www.gamefront.com/piano-squall-battles-multiple-sclerosis-with-debut-album-game/|title= "Piano Squall" Battles Multiple Sclerosis With Debut Album GAME|author=Shawn Sines|publisher=Gamefront.com|date=June 6, 2007|accessdate=November 10, 2014}}
Other ventures
In 2013, Gluck co-founded and produced a video game music band{{cite web|url= http://criticalhitband.com/about/|title= About Critical Hit: History and Founders|accessdate=November 10, 2014}} that is currently on tour in the United States, Australia, and the Middle East. {{citation needed|date=March 2016}}
Education
Gluck studied business at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated in the class of 2005.{{cite web|title=Website|url=http://www.michaelgluck.com/|accessdate=28 December 2016}}
Personal life
Gluck was born in Miami, Florida. He enjoys piano, tennis, and chess. {{citation needed|date=November 2014}}
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