Story films · Social media · Marketing — Texas, USA & Poland

Your story is your best marketing. Let's tell it.

I'm Mike. I help businesses and people grow with real stories, smart social media, and a clear plan, so more people notice you, trust you, and choose you. I'm building my own way up too, and you can watch it happen.

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Film director·Media, marketing & AI strategist·US correspondent for Polish television

What I do

Pick what you need, or just start with a chat and we'll figure it out together.

Signature

Story Films

A short film about you and your business. The real people and the real reasons behind it. Plus short clips for social media.

For founders, local businesses, and personal brands. In person.

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Monthly Social Media

Fresh videos every month and a simple plan for posting. Made faster with AI, so you keep showing up.

For local businesses and startups. In person or remote.

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Commercials & Promo Videos

A video for your launch, event, product, or service. Short, sharp, and made to get attention.

For any business with something to show. In person.

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Marketing Strategy

A clear plan: what to post, where, and how often, using today's best tools, including AI.

For startups and growing businesses. Remote, in the US or Poland.

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Story Sessions

One hour with me to shape your idea, your story, or your brand.

For anyone with an idea that needs direction. Remote.

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The work

Real stories and real people. Some finished, some still being made.

Teaser coming
Documentary · In production

Amplify EDM

A founder who came to Austin and built a home for its DJ scene.

Film

Overnight Paradise

A Polish immigrant drives rideshare in his new city, chasing a better life, until one late-night passenger shows him how far that dream might really be.

Directed & produced by Michal "Mike" Szpak · Screened at Polish film festivals in Houston, Austin, and Przemyśl · IMDb

Theater

God of Carnage

Yasmina Reza's play, brought to the stage in Houston. Three shows, all sold out.

Directed by Michal "Mike" Szpak

Reel coming
Social media

Business reel

A short video made for a local business's Instagram.

Series

More Than Mike on YouTube

My own journey out of survival work, filmed as it happens.

In development
Short film · In development

The Last Coin

A father loses his daughter to a drunk driver. Alone with a bottle, he finds her last gift: one more sobriety coin.

Directed by Michal "Mike" Szpak · Written by Alyssa Guido · Brooklyn Roads Productions

How it works

Simple, from the first hello to the results.

1

We talk.

A free 20-minute call. Tell me about your business and what you want people to feel.

2

I review your business.

I look at your brand, your content, and your marketing. You get honest feedback and a clear plan of what you need.

3

I create.

I film, edit, and plan your posts. You see the work along the way and tell me what you think.

4

You grow.

Your story goes out. More people notice you. We watch what works and do more of it.

Book a free call In English or Polish. In Texas, or anywhere online.
Mike at the microphone in his home studio
Michal "Mike" Szpak

My story

My name is Michal Szpak. In America, everyone calls me Mike.

I grew up in Przemyśl, a small city in Poland. At 18 I moved to Warsaw to study acting. Being an actor was my dream for as long as I can remember. But by graduation, I knew I belonged on the other side of the camera.

That same year, I bought a one-way ticket to Texas. In Poland we say kto nie ryzykuje, ten nie pije szampana: no risk, no champagne. I came to study film directing and production at the Art Institute of Houston.

Then real life happened. You wouldn't believe how many jobs I've had: restaurants, bars, management, driving, construction, office work, security, night shifts. Every one of them showed me how a business really works from the inside: what customers notice, what owners worry about, what makes people come back. That's why I don't just make nice-looking videos. I understand your business.

And I never stopped making things. In my last year in Houston, I directed and produced the play God of Carnage, working for a year with first-time actors until they owned the stage. Then I moved to Austin, and that same year I directed and produced my film Overnight Paradise, which screened at Polish film festivals in Houston and Austin, and back home in Przemyśl.

Today I direct films, report from the US for Polish television, and help businesses tell their stories. I'm still building my way up, and I share all of it on YouTube, the good weeks and the slow ones.

That's why More Than Mike exists. We're all more than one job. Your business is more than one ad.

Watch the journey on YouTube
Free

Be a guest on the channel

Changed your life? Building something from nothing? Trying to get out of a job that's holding you back?

I'm looking for real people with real turning points to feature on my YouTube channel. It's free, just an honest conversation on camera.

Apply to be a guest

Running a business and want a film of your own? What I do

Free

The Observer Kit

See more. In people, in your business, and in yourself. It's the habit behind every story I tell.

  • Why noticing changes everything · one page
  • A daily practice · 5 minutes a day
  • A 7-day challenge · one prompt a day
  • For business owners: 5 questions to see your business the way your customers do

Tools & guides

Things I've learned, packed into tools you can use.

Free

The Observer Kit

Train your eye in 7 days.

Coming soon

The Talking-Head Setup

How I light, frame, and record videos at home on a small budget.

Coming soon

From Raw Footage to Story

How I turn hours of video into a short film people actually watch.

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Let's talk

Pick what fits you.

I run a business

You want better marketing, better content, or smarter tools.

Book a free 20-minute call

I want to be a guest

You want to share your journey, your work, or your big change.

Apply to be a guest

Something else

You want to collaborate, or just say hi.

mike@morethanmike.com

English or Polish. Texas, USA & Poland.