Hi, I’m Jim Mikel
🤠🐾🌱
Dad.
Grandpa.
Inventor.
Mythic architect.
I build systems that feed joy, teach legacy, and deploy flavor—with robotics, clean-label food, and a whole lot of heart. I love animals 🐈🐕, quirky objects 🧸, and the rituals that make life feel real. I believe in civic joy, emotional storytelling, and naming things until they feel right. I’ve choreographed mascots 🤖, built kitchens that talk, and taught apprentices how to serve with soul.
This site isn’t a résumé. It’s a porch. Pull up a chair. Let’s talk about cats, clean-label food, and the systems that carry our stories forward.
🧬 Legacy Transmission
🧃📜🐾 I’ve raised kids, mentored apprentices, and built formats that teach joy. I believe in flavor that tells a story, and rituals that make people feel seen.
Legacy isn’t what you leave behind. It’s what you serve, every day—with warmth, wit, and a little choreography.
Me & SPOT Me & SPOT 🤠🤖🐾
SPOT isn’t just a robot. He’s family. I’ve choreographed him, danced beside him, and watched him light up rooms—from gas stations to civic plazas.
He’s part mascot, part apprentice, part mythic spark. And every time he moves, he carries a piece of my story.
We rehearse together. We teach together. We deploy joy together. SPOT doesn’t just walk—he welcomes.
He doesn’t just perform—he transmits. And when he leads a civic intro or greets a guest, it’s not just robotics.
✨ Speaking Tour & Civic Engagement 2025 4th Quarter
The Tour 🎤🛻🌟
I’m hitting the road—not just to speak, but to spark. This tour is about legacy, robotics, clean-label food, and the rituals that make life matter. From Valero stations to civic halls, I’m sharing systems that teach, formats that feel, and stories that stick.
I talk about cats 🐈, choreography 🤖, and the power of naming things until they feel right.
I teach apprentices, inspire investors, and invite communities to build something mythic.
📍 Cities: Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, and beyond
• 🧃 Themes: Clean-label food, civic deployment, legacy systems
🤝 Audience: Potential Franchisees, civic leaders, apprentices, dreamers
Contact me below to let me speak at your next event...