Mike Martin

With an undergraduate degree in Journalism from The University of Georgia, a stint at Oxford studying the history of the reformation and two years of post-graduate work in Art Direction, Mike set off for Texas. He got his start at DDB in Dallas on Midway Video Games, Tabasco Hot Sauce and Arizona Jeans.

After getting married he moved to Boston and spent four years at Arnold Worldwide. His work for The American Legacy Foundation's 'truth' campaign (anti-tobacco industry) helped create one of the most successful advertising efforts ever. During that time, he also helped Monster grow into the premier online job-recruiting site.

Next it was off to Minneapolis and Carmichael Lynch where he worked on national brands that included Harley Davidson, Fetzer Wines and Jack Link's Beef Jerky, which he helped to win and manage.

When his hometown of Atlanta came calling, he moved back and served as the Chief Creative Officer at Fletcher Martin, an MDC-owned agency in downtown Atlanta. When the entrepreneurial bug bit him in 2007, Mike started his own boutique creative agency called Skylab-B, which he still currently owns and manages.

Mike's work has been recognized by numerous industry awards, including the One Show, D&AD, Clios, Mercury Awards and Communication Arts Magazine. He still contends that his greatest work is his 14-month-old daughter.

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