Michael Blatter Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

Manifest Engine, led by Michael Blatter, unlocks the transformative power of ideas by bridging the gap between imagination and reality. Michael, a creative wunderkind with over 40 years of experience in innovating businesses, brands, and cultural movements, champions the art of manifesting actionable ideas. His journey, adorned with both monumental successes and rich learnings, underscores a relentless pursuit of the next breakthrough.At Manifest Engine, Michael leverages his profound expertise to reshape businesses, challenge norms, and solve complex problems. His unique ability to connect dots—and people—cultivates a breeding ground for ideas that not only inspire change but also drive tangible growth and innovation. Michael’s approach is rooted in the belief that great ideas have the power to transform lives, businesses, and cultures, leading us toward a future filled with unlimited possibilities.

As Co-Founder of TRANSFIX, the world's largest immersive art experience, Blatter spent almost three years conceiving this new experimental concept, raising the capital to fund it, and bringing together a world-class team to bring it to life.The experience features over forty monumental, illuminated, kinetic, fire-breathing works of art set in a custom venue created with over 100 shipping containers. The concept opened in April 2023 in Las Vegas with rave reviews from the media, influencers, and locals, and tourists. Transfix[verb] trans·​fix | \ tran(t)s-ˈfiks to cause a person to become motionless with wonder or astonishment.

New York, New York, Us

Mirrorball is an award-winning NYC-based agency with a mission to creatively enhance the human experience by rethinking the way brands participate in our lives. Composed of a family of strategists, designers, writers, producers and creators who share a bond, rooted in a passion for today’s rapidly evolving culture. Be it through advertising, content, live experience or digital engagement, Mirrorball’s work is designed to spark emotions while remaining rooted in deep cultural relevance.For over 20 years world-class brands including Perrier, Dos Equis, Jack Daniel’s, Pepsi, L’Oreal, and Harley- Davidson have put their confidence into Mirrorball to creatively solve their most complex marketing challenges.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

In 1994, Michael Blatter founded KBA Marketing, the pioneering experiential marketing agency. In four short years, KBA Marketing became the nation's largest and most successful lifestyle marketing agency with over 1,600 employees and 30 offices around the US. It was at KBA where Blatter coined the phrase "influencer" marketing and where he developed many breakthrough concepts including the evolution of on-premise marketing, pop-retail, and alternative advertising. In 1998, KBA was acquired by Interpublic’s Draft Worldwide (now FCB).

Michael Blatter is a trailblazing figure in the hospitality industry, with a rich career that spans over 30 years across pivotal roles in nightclubs, bars, and restaurants in Boston, New York, and Chicago. Starting his journey sneaking into NYC's most iconic clubs, he quickly shifted from an unpaid intern at Boston's Lyons Group to a key player in the operations and marketing of seminal venues like AREA in NYC and Shelter in Chicago, revolutionizing nightlife with his innovative approaches to experiential design and influencer marketing. Blatter's entrepreneurial spirit led him to design, build, and operate over 20 venues, significantly impacting the hospitality landscape with his creative marketing strategies and partnerships with global brands, thereby establishing himself as a business development powerhouse and a creative mastermind in linking culture with beverage & culinary SOME OF JOINTS I LEFT MY MARK ON...Blauvelt Coach Diner, Blauvelt NYHarry M. Stevens @MadisonSquare Garden NYCGrand Hyatt Hotel NYCMarriot Marquis NYCClub Get-Away Kent CNAREA NYCSteve's Ice Cream Fanuil Hall BostonMetro BostonSpit BostonParadise Club BostonStitches Comedy Club Boston4D Nightclub NYCOctagon Club NYCHome NYCRiviera Theater ChicagoUnion Bar ChicagoMortons Steakhouse ChicagoArnies Cafe ChicagoWild Onion Cafe ChicagoCiralskys Kosher Deli ChicagoShelter ChicagoNasty Mike's Steak House ChicagoLimelight Atlanta GAChina Club ChicagoLucky's ChicagoKaboom Nightclub Chicago56 West ChicagoCrobar NYC