As an awarded, published, and globally distinguished Design, Innovation, and Branding leader, Michael has spent more than 17 years transforming multiple consumer product industries and has helped companies like IKEA, Walmart, Whirlpool, Panasonic, Qualcomm, P&G, KitchenAid and many more. Through numerous successful product launches and creative team management roles he has demonstrated a strong and vast record of envisioning, developing, and launching 100's of successful products and facilitating years of successful design and development strategies all over the world.Prior to founding his own Design and Innovation consultancy, Michael spent many years of his career with Whirlpool Corporation’s Global Consumer Design Studio. There he led the design and development strategies and teams for multiple $6B+ consumer product categories spanning more than 15 brands across 4 continents. During that time, he and his teams worked hand and hand with the enterprise executive leaders and it’s outside partners, to identify and deliver on the company’s long range product and brand experience visions of the future.In addition to his design and brand advisory roles for multiple startup teams currently, Michael also Heads the Design & Innovation Department of the fast growing technology company known as HomeValet.  Reporting directly to the Co-founder & COO, Michael and his team are responsible for all Product Design Delivery, Strategy, Advanced Development, Trends & Forecasting, Brand Development, and all IP and Licensing strategies globally.He and his teams are known to thrive in early, upfront ambiguity and with a portfolio of nearly 100 patents to his name, Michael is no stranger to disruptive innovation and charting new territory in any environment."True Innovation comes from finding meaning in chaos and understanding the beauty and value of uncertainty"Professional Skills:- Industrial Design- Innovation- Creativity- Vision Creation- Advanced Development- Concept Ideation - Design Strategy- Design Management- People Leadership- Branding & Brand Identity Creation- Brand Strategy- Visual + Experience Brand Languages Dev.- Brand Design Governance- Concept Development- Product Design- Experience Design- Design Thinking Methodology- User-centered Design Practices- Workshop facilitation- Public speaking & educational engagements Let's Connect Today!Seeleydesign@gmail.comMichael@Seeleydesignworks.comSeeleydesignworks.comI look forward to hearing from you.Michael SeeleyDesign Leader, Thought Leader, and People Leader