Mike Coop Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

• As a mechanism to continue to hone my storytelling craft on a daily basis, as well as to learn more about social media analytics, started a brand from scratch using nothing more than my baseball cap collection, an.
• Write a ~250-word script to deliver a unique (and hopefully compelling) 90 second video episode three or four times per week, with an occasional bonus post when warranted; posted daily for 300 episodes before tweaking.
• Have amassed nearly a half-million impressions and more than 5,000 followers across social media platforms (X, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Threads, and LinkedIn)
• Continue to turn dials and twist knobs on an ongoing basis, watching added ingredients change the recipe in real-time

Chicago, IL, US

• Serve on the advisory board of this semi-pro athletic club whose teams play in the 36-team (men's) Midwest Premier League and the 142-team Women's Premier Soccer League
• Contribute to the marketing committee and overall advisory board
• Serve as public address announcer for the women's team, and occasionally for the men's team

• Licensed to officiate three high school sports; have achieved the state’s highest level (Certified) in baseball
• Required to pass a criminal background check, and to annually pass sport-specific and concussion management exams
• Red Cross CPR and First Aid certified
• Selected to officiate multiple baseball playoff series in 2021-2024, including serving as crew chief for two regionals in 2023

• Served as primary caregiver to our children while my wife re-entered the professional workforce
• Volunteered as Junior Vice Commander at our local American Legion to assist in supporting the well-being of local veterans and their families (ongoing)
• Volunteered as an umpire instructor for Evanston Baseball Softball Association, teaching officiating concepts to adults and teens, with a particular focus on developing self-confidence, game management skills, and.
• Volunteered as a play-by-play broadcaster for Division I baseball (ESPN+) and high school football (NFHS Network)
• Volunteered as a softball coach for my daughters’ travel and house teams (ongoing)
• Learning Italian (ongoing)

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Served as Site Leader and primary brand ambassador in charge of all aspects of the Cubs’ camp program for kids, working closely with the Cubs’ Brand Activation team to deliver thrilling behind-the-scenes access and.
• Created a positive culture among ~25 primarily college-aged instructors to ensure that more than 900 campers aged 5-13 (and their families) had the best possible experience
• Set and managed expectations for parents, campers, coaches, and headquarters personnel, and had overall compliance responsibility for the safety of health-impaired campers
• Stepped in to instruct whenever necessary to ensure that curriculum was taught as designed
• Returned for week one of 2019 camp to train my replacement and assist in getting his coaches up to speed

San Jose, California, US

• Served as Senior Director of Sales for a utility-focused network provider acquired by Itron for $830 million
• Grew a carve-out territory from zero to $3 million in revenue
• Collaborated closely as part of a cross-functional team (including Product, Engineering, and Marketing) to reposition the company's Internet of Things (IoT) and smart cities strategy and roadmaps to better align with.

Denver, CO, US

• Hired as employee #3; served as head of product marketing for a venture-funded next-generation cable TV operator acquired by T-Mobile for $325 million
• Conducted extensive market research and competitive analysis to determine digital subscription product portfolio offers, SKU pricing, and promotions; wrote specifications for key platform components; designed service.
• Turned a contract developer’s demo into a full-fledged digital platform prototype which was the basis for raising nearly $80 million in venture capital

• Supported clients on a wide range of marketing and business development needs, including audience development, brand activation, partnership activation and management, digital platform definition, budgeting, and.
• Chaired marketing and communications committees at multiple global alliances, defined annual integrated marketing communications plans and calendars, defined and managed budgets, managed external public relations.
• Elected to serve a two-year term on the board of directors of the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP), established by the Obama administration to promote worldwide standards in energy and sustainability
• Served as Co-Chair of SGIP’s Communication, Marketing, and Education Working Group (CMEWG), responsible for membership recruitment, engagement, and retention, as well as worldwide promotion of the SGIP’s work products.

US

• Served as VP of Strategic Alliances for a semiconductor manufacturer backed by nearly $60 million in venture capital, later acquired by NDS Surgical Imaging
• Identified, initiated, negotiated, and managed global marketing and business development relationships with partners and customers to launch the industry’s first viable high definition wireless video solution.
• Led the ideation and execution of the company’s retail go-to-market strategy, working closely with sales, marketing, and product teams, culminating in winning Gartner’s Best of RetailVision award; also served as a.
• Worked closely with leading retailers like Best Buy and Circuit City to ensure alignment with retailers’ consumer activation and audience segmentation blueprints, as well as to define co-marketing campaigns

US

• Hired as employee #12; served as VP of Consulting Engineering, a position with wide-ranging cross-functional responsibilities for this wireless cybersecurity startup backed by $24 million in venture capital
• Built and led a business development and consulting solutions team to deliver optimal customer experiences, as well as to gather input to continually improve the company’s mobile product offering
• Collaborated with customers, partners, and competitors to influence and author components of the Department of Defense’s first-ever Wi-Fi cybersecurity policy
• Created all public-facing messaging, including website content, press releases, analyst briefings, slide decks, and white papers; also created and edited board decks, and served as primary public spokesperson

US

• Managed strategic alliances for a satellite and IPTV infrastructure firm backed by more than $70 million in venture capital, later acquired by Ericsson’s television unit for $80 million
• Initiated, negotiated, and managed marketing and business development relationships with strategic global partners like Sony, Nokia, Fujitsu, and Mitsubishi
• Led partner and customer activation efforts with European telcos like British Telecom, France Telecom, and Telefonica to ensure continued engagement as the company transitioned from business-only to consumer-facing.

• Head of Product for this B2B/B2C SaaS provider to the golf and private club industry, a joint effort between Microsoft and Jack Nicklaus’ Golden Bear Golf
• Wrote marketing requirements, product development specifications, and implementation guidelines for The Golfport Center, a networked multimedia kiosk deployed in private clubs across the U.S.
• Wrote RFPs and negotiated hardware and carriage contracts with partners such as Compaq and Global Crossing
• Co-led the company’s successful launch at the PGA Merchandise Show, the global golf industry’s largest trade event

• Built and managed a high-performance consulting and evangelism team at WebTV Networks (acquired by Microsoft for $425 million) servicing customers, partners, and internal cross-functional teams globally
• Responsible for supporting field marketing, content, development, and delivery of the Microsoft TV platform in nearly 20 countries, working closely with partners like Fujitsu, NTL UK, BBC, Deutsche Telekom, Singapore.
• Worked with sector-specific counterparts to design and operate Microsoft Homes in Silicon Valley and Seattle, which served as showcase centers of excellence for the company's and strategic partners' home networking and.
• Worked closely with Microsoft senior leadership teams (supporting primarily Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and WebTV’s founders) to develop trade show messaging, demos, prototypes, partner integration opportunities, and.