Avenue 

Mike is an award-winning creative director and graphic designer with more than 20 years of experience in developing brand identities, marketing and creative strategies, consumer promotions and strategic communications. He has worked in a broad range of industries, including consumer goods, luxury hospitality, technology, retail, entertainment, health care and financial services. Prior to founding Avenue, Mike was a Creative Director at iXL World-Wide and Creative Director at VSA Partners. His client list includes Coca-Cola, Zenith Electronics, Weber Grills, McDonald's, Nortel Networks, US West, Loan to Learn, Interface Flooring, A.T. Kearney and Material Sciences Corporation, among many others. His work has been recognized and featured in leading design and business publications. He holds a BFA in graphic design from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and was one of 22 students invited to a Yale sponsored program in Brissago, Switzerland where he studied with world-renowned designers such as Paul Rand, Armin Hofmann and Wolfgang Weingart.