Michael S. Hyatt

Michael Scott Hyatt is an American author, podcaster, blogger, speaker, and the CEO and founder of Full Focus (formerly Michael Hyatt & Co). He has written several books about leadership, productivity, and goal setting.

Career Hyatt's publishing career began at Word Publishing while a student at Baylor University where he graduated with a degree in philosophy. He started his own publishing company, Wolgemuth & Hyatt, with Robert Wolgemuth in 1986. In 1992, Word Publishing acquired Wolgemuth & Hyatt.

He was a literary agent from 1992 until 1998, after which he joined Thomas Nelson. Hyatt was promoted to president and COO of Thomas Nelson in February 2004 and was made CEO in August 2005.

By 2006, Hyatt was serving as chairman and chief executive of the Nashville, Tennessee-based Christian books publisher as it became a private company. His tenure as CEO ended in April 2011 but he continued to serve as chairman of the company. The same year, Thomas Nelson was acquired by HarperCollins. Hyatt then began hosting the weekly podcast This is Your Life dedicated to intentional leadership.

Hyatt also wrote several more books including Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World, and four Wall Street Journal Best Sellers: Living Forward, Your Best Year Ever, Free to Focus, and The Vision Driven Leader.

In 2012, Hyatt founded the organization that would later become Michael Hyatt & Company (and then Full Focus). Under his leadership, Michael Hyatt & Company has been featured in the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies in America for three years in a row. The company was also listed in Inc's 2020 list of "Best Places to Work". Hyatt announced in 2021 that he would step down as the company's CEO and his daughter, Megan Hyatt Miller, would take the helm.

In 2017, Hyatt created the Full Focus Planner The Full Focus Planner is a physical planner designed to help people plan their year, design their days, and achieve their goals. It claims to be built from a proven goal-achievement and productivity framework, it'll help you end chaotic days and establish peace, confidence, and success.

Personal life He and his wife Gail live in Nashville, Tennessee. They have five daughters.