"Innovate with purpose. Create for impact."

Michaela has set the bar for work ethic and professionalism. She is unbelievably dependable, proactive, and extremely conscientious of her and everyone else's time. She is a high-level communicator, understands people, and is a natural-born leader. As a creative, she has great taste in art and style which makes it fulfilling to execute her vision. She has the ability to see the big picture as well as the fine details. Able to foresee problems and strategize to avoid them, but not afraid to get her hands dirty in smaller tasks. The number of good qualities that could be listed about Michaela are endless, but to sum it up: anybody would be elated to have her on their team. I would definitely work with her again.

-Lucas Smarker, Lead Animator & Storyboard Artist for Reimagined Volume II: Mahal

Michaela is one of the leading minds in this field. Her work producing, facilitating, and researching XR for social change is critical to the ongoing development of the industry and our understanding of it. Our collaboration on "On the Morning You Wake to the End of the World" was illuminating and demonstrated all of these points in full.

-Jake Pinholster, Founding Director, Media and Immersive eXperience (MIX) Center

Michaela is a seasoned XR/Metaverse speaker who has spoken at the Afro Future Career Accelerator and VR Tech Summit for the Global Startup Ecosystem. Her expertise was evident during her engagement with our audience. The feedback we received was overwhelmingly positive. It is always a pleasure working with her.

-Staniel Nii Ayiquaye Tetteh, Programmer for Global Startup Ecosystem

Michaela is an incredibly talented creator, compassionate and determined that continuously challenges the status quo an explores the potential of emerging media for good. She is also a great speaker, her passion shines through the screen and her masterclasses are not only of high quality but also really engaging. I am so much looking forward to continuing collaborating and working together.

-Marta Ordeig, Founder of Garage Stories

Michaela proved to be an exemplary partner in the revolving exhibition space. From the very onset of the project, they demonstrated a true commitment to arriving at a shared vision. Thanks to their agility and steadfast professionalism, we were able to make our vision a reality, in spite of our compressed timeline. It was a truly partnership where there were equal parts educating, and being educated. Michaela's talent and leadership is ever-apparent, and I am excited to see what future has in store future has in store for her.

-Austin Smith, Assistant to the Executive Director of the Museum of the Moving Image

Michaela and I worked together on bringing “On the Morning You Wake” from the US to the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway. She’s a brilliant organizer and I’m incredibly proud of everything we achieved in the four months we worked together: from setting up an awesome VR activation for thousands of people to experience to planning an international conference on the nuclear threat. None of that would have been possible without Michaela’s skills and mindset. She is everything you need in a collaborator: efficient, detail-oriented, kind, and generous. I'm looking forward to following her next projects and would love to collaborate again in the future.

-Adeline Cuvelier, Curator of Museum Experiences

Michaela’s reputation in the XR industry is well-known and highly respected. There is no doubt that Michaela has a strong vision for the future of the XR industry and how best to lead the example when it comes to social impact projects. Michaela is an incredible colleague and thought partner. Her suggestions and experience have directly informed our product schedule and overall strategy.

-René Pinnell, CEO & Founder of Kaleidoscope, Founder of Artizen

Michaela is a visionary and expert of her craft. In 20 years, her work as a voice for social-impact will be the least of her accolades. Professional admirers know her for her keen design eye, deeply human immersive moments, and intuitive 3d compositions, so far epitomized by her direction of Reimagined Volume II. It is a revolutionary experience and will be taught in the media study classes of the future as the moment VR narrative found its form. Colleagues will know her as a good friend, trustworthy, helpful and kind.

-Henry Keyser, Innovation Consultant & Former Director of XR Editorial at Yahoo

I’ve known of Michaela's work for several years. We collaborated closely to meet the digital experience needs of private foundations, colleges and universities, and arts organizations of all sizes, caused by the pandemic. Michaela’s attention to detail and work continues to resonate with our clients.

-Lauren Ruffin, Founder of CRUX

Michaela's transdisciplinary perspective and commitment to centering community-building in her practice is a singular asset that has the potential to be transformative in a multitude of contexts.

- Isaac Pool, Artist Program Manager, Creative Capital

Michaela is a deeply compelling speaker on all things storytelling and technology. She has an extraordinary ability to engage a wide spectrum of audiences across industries, always anchoring her field-leading technology expertise in human connection and impact.

Offstage, Michaela is one of the most generous and rigorous collaborators I have had the opportunity to work with, and I am always on the hunt for the next chance to work with her.

-Scarlett Kim, Director of Innovation, Culture House Media

Michaela has proven herself reliable, creative, and collaborative. As someone who is new to VR, Michaela was integral in the success of our project. She is nothing short of a brilliant producer. She is an efficient and effective leader, always utilizing meeting times, and works to get ahead of any potential stopgaps to our project’s production so we as a team make smart choices and not reactive ones.

-Julie Cavaliere, Founder of Very Cavaliere Productions

Michaela ran circles around the other panelists and brought so much depth and nuance to the conversation.

-Philip Delvecchio, Women Present

She is a self-starter who takes the initiative and goes well beyond what's required. She is both a leader and a team player. She is adventurous and open-minded, always willing to throw herself into new experiences.

- Barry Siegel, Pulitzer Prize Winner

Searching for the perfect descriptors for Michaela Holland, the following come to mind: tenacious, intelligent, resourceful, insightful, creative, brave. She, of course, possesses all of these qualities in equal measure.

- Lynn Johnson, Photographer + Fellow, National Geographic