Michael Davis
chief creative officer
NBC, PBS and HBO.
Thanks for visiting. My career began creating content for network television –later I learned how to share it.
I was fortunate to receive Emmy Awards for directing, producing, editing and cinematography, which set the bar high as I transitioned to a new industry.
So what have I done with friends and colleagues?
With $49MM of first round funding, built an HBO digital start-up that broke ground for media networks.
I then transitioned to one of HBO's agencies, focusing on hospitality, auto, spirits and ecommerce marketing.
Smartphones and real-time engagement.
Moving to the role of chief creative officer, I jumped into purpose driven brands and helped build movements that made a difference.
For P&G, we took on girl-on-girl bullying in schools; changed the Winter Olympic Games for skiers;
worked with Apple to create pizza delivery apps;
built avatars for Marvel superheroes;
championed Diana Nyad, the first woman to swim open waters from Cuba to the U.S., and much more.
Data and the development of Ai.
From there, off to rebrand a beloved entertainment channel, then landed in the tech world to learn how it all works inside the matrix, literally.
Within 18 months, our team was producing creative with artificial intelligence, machine learning and automation to deliver millions of creative iterations a day for each brand. This work was the big-tech proving ground for consumer tools currently known as GPTs.
I'm honored to serve on juries for Webbys, Emmys, Effies, Adweek Project Isaac, Digiday, Addy, AICP and WMA Mobile.
I enjoy speaking engagements including main-stage at Cannes Lions, and a marquee career moment (for me) as co-keynote speaker with Sir Richard Branson of the Virgin Group.
Start-up and Passion Projects
As a founder and original investor of several start-ups, I learned the value of building trust while rapidly growing engagement and sales.
I serve on the board of FIA as Marketing Chair.
Amber Alerts for child abductions in the U.S., and global emergency weather alerts are rendered using artificial intelligence and automation in-app, game or browser by FIA & Amazon AWS.
Recognized by the U.N. for saving lives, our platform delivers millions of creative iterations during emergency alerts. Awarded at Webbys and Cannes. InternetAlerts.org
EFFEN Vodka, Founding Investor.
A group of us took a big leap to start an indie spirits brand.
EFFEN became the fastest growing brand in the premium vodka category and featured on the HBO series The Sopranos.
Sold to Corona, now owned by Beam Suntory. Effenvodka.com
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