Michael Grant is an experienced export agent and micro-globalization expert based in Austin and Prague. With a passion for connecting people, businesses, and ideas, he assists independent businesses to transition from local champions to global players. Michael brings a unique intercultural competence to bear in researching, planning, and executing export strategies for companies in various sectors, including energy efficiency, business services, and food and beverages. He is fluent in Czech, German, French, and English, and he is a proud language geek. Michael founded Austin Communication Services in Prague in the 1990s, a leading language service provider during the Czech Republic's transition to a market economy. He earned the Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) credential from the National Association of Small Business International Trade Educators (NASBITE) in 2007 and holds a B.A. in French from the University of Texas at Austin.

Aside from his professional endeavors, Michael is active in the international community of Central Texas as an Associate of the Texas Camino Real District Export Council and organizing committee member for the Austin International Multicultural Festival. He is also a founding board member of the Ujamaa Community Foundation of Austin, a local non-profit that promotes entrepreneurship in the African-American community and organizes the annual Black Heritage Festival. He frequently speaks and writes on trade and international business issues, and his blog can be found at eurobubba.com.