Michael Dobell is a EVP Innovation, Co-Founder at Media.Monks. He possess expertise in integrated marketing, digital strategy, user experience, digital marketing, post production and 6 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "I've worked with Michael when he was a Digital Producer at an Advertising Agency that my company works with. He is competitent, knowledgeable and tries to accomodate all client requests. He would be a great asset to any company." and "Mike is a true business savant. Raised by wolves he emerged from the forest with a killer instinct for business and design. How? We're not quite sure, all we know is we love him for it! Beyond being naturally astute at business and client relations, Mike is a constant problem solver, one who can easily bridge the creative / technical divide - and that's a rare find! I believe a lot of Mike's success has to do with his natural sociability, his ease at entering a room and truly engaging with people in an effortless and inviting way. In that, he's a relationship builder and a relationship keeper. Mike is also one of those rare individuals who can motivate and rally a team to tackle any business challenge while garnering respect from both internal production teams and clients simultaneously. During Mike's time at Meld in the roles of Business Development and Production Head, he helped increase sales at a rate of 100% annually for 4 years straight through initiatives and activities such as: Brokering of a representation agreement; Developing information sessions on possibilities in the digital space; Present capabilities / case studies and best practices to new and existing clients. On the production side he helped develop a truly integrated production process and pipeline around projects involving live action, post and interactive. High budget, low budget, no budget Mike always delivers on quality and is sure to add polish like cherry on top. While at Meld Mike came to understand the importance of building strong relationships and developing alliances with key suppliers - he did so again and again. And finally, Mike is unafraid running head on into new technology, whether it's Augmented Reality, photo-real 3D or node-based compositing systems — he is a brave, brave heart."