Michael Kim

Most people need 66+ days to build a healthy habit. 80% quit within six weeks.

Our breakthrough, clinically proven method cut that to just 6 days — and sustained 96% daily engagement after a full year.

I'm Founder & CEO of Habit Design® — the fastest clinically-proven way to build new habits. The method came out of research with habit psychologists from Harvard, Stanford Medical School, Yale, and the University of Washington. We're the only habit-coaching company to earn an NIH research grant ($2M SBIR Fast Track), and the American College of Cardiology named us its Innovation of the Year.

Our results are peer-reviewed — published in the American Journal of Health Promotion and recognized by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. More than 100,000 people have used our method to build over a million new healthy habits.

I'm a recipient of ABAI's B.F. Skinner Award and was named a TEDMED Innovator to Watch. Earlier in my career, I was a founding Managing Director at Microsoft, a White House science advisor, a Stanford Medical School lecturer, and an MIT Media Lab board member.

I write and speak on the science of lasting behavior change. If you're working on chronic disease prevention, population health, or longevity, let's talk.