Hello, I’m Mike.
My love for advertising spans 25 years, five cities, and clients that include AB InBev, Volkswagen, KFC, Philips, Mondelez and Unilever. My previous agencies were Ogilvy Cape Town and Ogilvy Johannesburg where I worked for 17 years. In this time, I helped both agencies to the Cannes #2 and #3 Agency of the Decade in the EMEA region. To round off the decade, I was ranked in the Top 3 Creative Directors in the EMEA region. Prior to this Ogilvy South Africa long-term relationship, I was part of Leo Burnett group, and worked in the Frankfurt, Prague and Johannesburg offices.
A few highlights of work include: Making a bread flour out of the spent grain from the brewing process to feed the hungry, Shaving Nelson Mandela’s iconic hair style into younger generation to remember him, Fashioning a bride’s dress into a body amour out of the stories of domestic abuse, and helping time starved professional to take a Sabbatical to fix the health care system in South Africa.
Over my career, I’ve built long lasting client relationships that enable me to sell bold and courageous work. I have a passion for nurturing talent, so that they can become the next creative giants. But more importantly, I love what I do, making great work with great people.
A SELECTION OF THE 200 AWARDS. STILL AIMING FOR THE BLACK PENCIL.