About Mike
Bio
Art school dropout (Syracuse), BU Computer Science BS and MIT Sloan MBA. Worked in magazines and newspapers until I founded Upstatement in 2008. We’re now a 40 person digital brand and product shop with clients from Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Harvard Business School, Emerson Collective, Solugen, Vogue, and Microsoft among our clients. Joined forces with Godfrey Dadich Partners (GDP) in 2022. Live in Andover MA (Boston exurbs) with my wife and two small boys.
I'm passionate about
- Planning and building digital brands and products
- Building powerful teams and unleashing their creativity
- Finding the most interesting people and connecting on a real level
An idea worth spreading
David Ogilvy said to “make your thinking as funny as possible” to find the best, original, and orthogonal ideas. I love to stir it up and riff and seek funny ideas - until really interesting stuff presents itself as a result. Take it less seriously in order to unlock the great stuff and have fun doing it.
Things you might not know
- metalworking and welding
- writing poetry (because you’re not allowed to read it)
- Ice hockey (except they do because I talk about it all the time)