Michael Young
Founder • Product Innovator • Consumer Retail Technology
Co-Founder · Quakertown, Pennsylvania, US
Open to advisory
Customer acquisition · Product · Engineering & Tech · Design & Brand
Makes warm intros to
5
Hours / month
About Michael
W. Michael Young III is the Co-Founder and Developer of OnCue, a location-aware retail intelligence and shopping platform designed to connect consumers, retailers, and brands at the exact moment purchase decisions are made.
Prior to OnCue, Michael founded WACKYwalk’r in 2004, building the company into an internationally recognized pet products brand with three patented products sold across multiple countries.
In 2019, he began development of WEminder, the original concept that ultimately evolved into OnCue — combining real-time shopping intent, location awareness, and brand engagement into a next-generation consumer platform.
Company
OnCue
oncue-app.com
OnCue is a patented retail activation platform that connects shopping intent with real-time retailer proximity and targeted manufacturer incentives.
Consumers create simple shopping or reminder lists, and OnCue intelligently reminds them when they are near participating retailers that carry those items.
The platform helps consumers remember what they intended to purchase while enabling brands and retailers to deliver highly relevant, measurable promotions at the moment purchase decisions are being made.
Right Place. Right Time
Company Stage
Launch
Funding Stage
Seed
Funding Raised
$100k to $250k
Team Size
Just Me/Co-Founders
Annual Revenue
$0 to $100k
Founded
2017
Industry
Retail
Skills
Consumer Product Development
Experienced in taking physical products from idea and prototyping through manufacturing, packaging, retail displays, and commercialization across multiple sales channels.
Product Innovation
Inventor and founder with multiple patented consumer products sold internationally. Led development of WACKYwalk’r products including the WUNDERball and WUNDERleash, focusing on solving real consumer problems through design, durability, and usability.
Brand Development
Created and developed brand positioning, messaging, product identity, packaging concepts, and marketing direction for consumer-facing products..
Mobile App Product Vision
Co-founder and product visionary behind OnCue (formerly WEminder), a patented location-aware shopping and intent-based consumer engagement platform currently in development.