Michael Leaser Email & Phone Number

Tampa, Fl, Us

Tampa, Fl, Us

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Ghostwrites and edits a variety of scripts, books, and papers for clients ranging from pastors to producers to prominent political figures

Michael served as The Family Foundation's ambassador in northern Virginia, which includes cultivating relationships with potential supporters and allies, representing The Family Foundation at policy meetings in Washington, D.C., participating in public forums, speaking in front of political and community groups, and building grassroots support for The Family Foundation's policy and cultural initiatives.

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Michael reviewed potential film investments for missional alignment and market potential. He has worked with screenwriters and directors on film projects Wildflower and The Ticket to improve them at every stage of the development process, including revising scripts, reviewing potential cast members, and suggesting edits for every cut of each film. He served as communications director for the general marketing efforts for Wildflower, including ensuring consistent and demographically… Show more Michael reviewed potential film investments for missional alignment and market potential. He has worked with screenwriters and directors on film projects Wildflower and The Ticket to improve them at every stage of the development process, including revising scripts, reviewing potential cast members, and suggesting edits for every cut of each film. He served as communications director for the general marketing efforts for Wildflower, including ensuring consistent and demographically relevant messaging across all traditional and social media platforms.He also directed the cause marketing efforts for Wildflower to generate awareness of the mental health themes present in the story, which included forming partnerships with groups such as the National Alliance on Mental Illness and the Mental Health Grace Alliance to promote the film and coordinating a discussion panel with mental health professionals (wildflowerthemovie.com/resources).Michael served as executive producer for Wildflower. He also served as associate producer for The Ticket, starring Dan Stevens and Oliver Platt, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. He helped develop and execute an awareness campaign for Martin Scorsese’s Silence, including building out and engaging a list of trusted validators who would affirm the value of this content for an evangelical Christian audience, cultivating partners for an exhibit of artifacts from the time period covered in Silence, and editing and promoting Makoto Fujimura’s book Silence and Beauty: Hidden Faith in Suffering as his book agent. Show less

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Michael developed plans for a marriage promotion project focusing on low-income couples with children.He also managed a multi-million dollar education project that connects apolitical Americans with solid information on important issues, including:- conducting extensive, thorough, sourced research on various topics of interest for the project- cultivating a Facebook community from scratch and building a following of 590,000 fans with a calibrated combination of posts related to… Show more Michael developed plans for a marriage promotion project focusing on low-income couples with children.He also managed a multi-million dollar education project that connects apolitical Americans with solid information on important issues, including:- conducting extensive, thorough, sourced research on various topics of interest for the project- cultivating a Facebook community from scratch and building a following of 590,000 fans with a calibrated combination of posts related to domestic and foreign policy and other issues of concern- developing a 100+ page guide on the science of communication that would help our team more effectively engage our core audience- managing several subcontractors: * university’s school of government that researched and provided fact papers on important issues, which he synthesized and edited * university’s communications department that created videos under his creative direction to supplement his team's messaging * advertising agency that helped develop messaging and outreach tools * worked with an existing think tank on how to integrate messaging into their platform * helped edit an engaging story on the value of entrepreneurship with a graphic novelist. He helped develop a culture engagement plan for the Chamber of Commerce, which included finding ways the Chamber could effectively engage millennials on the virtues of entrepreneurship through cultural outlets such as television, film, and graphic novels.Michael vetted potential grantees for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s initiative to enlist religious organizations that could serve as constructive advocates for public education.He also developed messaging for the American Bible Society’s 200th anniversary campaign and cultivated relationships with Congressmen and the Library of Congress.Michael co-wrote the article “C³: The Exponential Power of Company-Cause-Culture Partnerships” for the Stanford Social Innovation Review. Show less

He wrote 50 film reviews and culture articles for World magazine.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Michael wrote, edited, and oversaw graphic design for Mapping America, a weekly periodical reporting on social statistical data correlated with family structure and frequency of religious attendance.He also edited and prepared for publication research synthesis papers on domestic policy.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Michael edited and prepared final publication of bi-monthly Philanthropy magazine with articles covering topics of interest to donors in national security, education, conservation, and arts and culture. He wrote the feature cover story “Gridiron Giving: The National Football League’s All-Star Philanthropists” in January 2008. He also wrote the feature cover story “The New Lion in Town” on Walden Media in June 2006.He organized and moderated the session “Changing Culture One Film and… Show more Michael edited and prepared final publication of bi-monthly Philanthropy magazine with articles covering topics of interest to donors in national security, education, conservation, and arts and culture. He wrote the feature cover story “Gridiron Giving: The National Football League’s All-Star Philanthropists” in January 2008. He also wrote the feature cover story “The New Lion in Town” on Walden Media in June 2006.He organized and moderated the session “Changing Culture One Film and Documentary at a Time” at the 2007 Annual Meeting, which received one of the highest session ratings.Michael oversaw all the details of the magazine, including assigning and reviewing projects, choosing photos and illustrations for magazine covers and articles, overseeing graphic design and proofreading of page layouts, coordinating editorial work, directing interns and editorial assistants on specific tasks, troubleshooting and resolving any problems encountered, and tracking project progress to ensure everything is completed on deadline.He also managed and monitored the magazine budget, prepared check requests for vendors, and met with department leads to create the annual budget. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

He edited, researched, and fact-checked many articles for National Review and four book-length manuscripts written by Michael Novak, prepared final publication of Washington’s God and The Universal Hunger for Liberty, managed timelines, and recommended publication design. He also coordinated and directed editorial workload of the office by hiring and supervising interns, assigning projects, troubleshooting problems and proposing remedial actions, and adjusting assignments to meet deadlines and… Show more He edited, researched, and fact-checked many articles for National Review and four book-length manuscripts written by Michael Novak, prepared final publication of Washington’s God and The Universal Hunger for Liberty, managed timelines, and recommended publication design. He also coordinated and directed editorial workload of the office by hiring and supervising interns, assigning projects, troubleshooting problems and proposing remedial actions, and adjusting assignments to meet deadlines and priorities. Show less

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English And History

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Theological And Religious Studies