Michael Kenway Email & Phone Number

Kept records, reviewed statements, issued payments, half yearly and yearly reviews.

Seattle

Certificates in Leadership and International Business

Seattle, Washington, United States

Provides Research support to the Director and other Albers School faculty membersProvides administrative support for the Center for Business Ethics Advisory BoardProvide administrative support for Albers Ethics Week

Redmond, Washington

Daily contact and coordination with Paizo’s licensing partners on the manufacture of licensed projects (miniatures, comic books, audio adventures, dice, computer games, media projects, foreign language editions, etc.) from conception to releaseManagement of Paizo’s extensive archive of art, logos, and branding style guides.Tracking of in-house approval efforts and ensuring that Paizo’s licensing partners received timely and informative feedback.Careful consideration of proposed licensed products to ensure fidelity of Paizo’s high artistic and product quality standards.Tracking of licensed contracts, renewal dates, and other administrative data management.Format and review licensing contracts, including negotiating terms with licensees.

Bellevue Washington

Confirms contractual requirements for every product submitted by all Toy and Game licensees.Reviews and approves media plan and contractual spend requirements.Provides regular updates to Directors and Corporate on release, placement, price, and distribution of licensed product.Analyzes current licensee performance for renewal.Implements process improvements both internally and with licensees to streamline the go-to-market timeline and gain cross-channel visibility and retain brand cohesiveness.Researches and identifies new market segment opportunities for future licensee relationships.

Redmond

Lead team responsible for protecting and nurturing all intellectual property rights and licensee relationships for industry-leading gaming and entertainment publisher.Reviews all terms and licensing agreements from potential partners to ensure brand guidelines and business goals are consistent with the business’ needs.Presents viable licensing opportunities to senior leadership.Works with licensees to negotiate contracts and ensure strong working relationshipsCoordinates schedules and deliverables across multiple internal teams including shipping, customer service, tech, art, development, finance, and senior leadership.Redefined the licensing contract process from initial terms through product delivery. Eliminated redundancies in the process, decreasing the turnaround time for contracts by almost a month (a 75-percent time reduction).

Pmba, Ethics

Activities and Societies: Certificates in Leadership and International Business

Jd, Law

Ba, Philosophy