<p>I'm very fortunate to be joined by Michael Breen for this episode on Fans First. It's been a pleasure getting to know this brilliant marketer since we both started living in Toronto in early 2019. He drops dimes for students, brands, marketers, salespeople and beyond. The level of thinking that goes into his work and projects, is simply world-class.</p> <p>Michael is an Entrepreneur, Digital Marketer &amp; Designer with expertise in Advertising, Brand Development &amp; Content Strategy. Having graduated with a B.Sc. Marketing, Innovation &amp; Technology and shaping strategies for some industry-leading digital media companies, he joined bold. studios, an award-winning creative production studio as Digital Director in 2017.&nbsp;</p> <p>Over the past 25 years, bold has helped create + launch some of the world’s most successful brands. Michael’s role at the studio involves assisting clients in defining their core objectives, mission + value propositions, understanding the forces influencing consumer decisions within the marketplace and shaping stories that resonate with target audiences through creative content. Working with bold’s incredible production team, +5,000 pieces of video content have been produced in the last 3 years for major global brands including Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Jameson, Allianz, Red Bull &amp; many more.&nbsp;</p> <p>Michael’s latest venture ALLSORTS_ is a new world cultural consultancy which leverages strategic think, a proprietary technology stack + global network of creative consultants to help brands form meaningful connections with the sub-cultures to aspire to live within. Launching in Spring 2020 the new project is aiming to disrupt the advertising industry and redistribute wasted advertising budgets into the communities brands are striving to connect with.</p> <p>You can find out more about Michael by checking out his <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-breen-90696889/">LinkedIn</a>, http://boldstudios.ie, or http://allsorts.io</p>