Mike Faley is not the digital marketing hero we want, he’s the digital marketing hero we need. He is a graduate from the University of Maryland College Park with a degree in English, several years experience in digital marketing, and was once described as a “bad boy with a heart of gold.” Mike’s passion lies in the awkward middle-ground between big brands and social media and loves strategizing with clients who aren’t afraid to push the digital envelope. Mike most recently acted as Search and Social Analyst for MICROS eCommerce (formerly TIG Global) and Senior Account Executive for FleishmanHillard. Today, Mike is an analyst with leading technology and marketing agency MRY.

       When he isn’t revolutionizing digital paid and earned marketing strategies, Mike Faley is a Chipotle-eating blogger and minigolf extraordinaire. He has taken a leadership role in the street marketing team for Baratunde Thurston’s New York Time’s Best Selling book “How To Be Black” and spoken at the National Press Club. He is one of seven people who prefer Google Plus to Twitter and Jameson is his whiskey of choice. Mike Faley loves, loves, loves New York.

tl;dr - What has Mike Faley done?

• Developed marketing strategy and executed campaigns for Fortune 500 companies, spanning technology, mobile, financial, spirits, utility, hospitality, and vehicles
• Helped grow start-ups by creating social frameworks and KPI road maps
• Strategized and executed on marketing strategy for media launches
• Ate two Chipotle burritos in a row once
• Has four years of multi-discipline agency experience, including account, strategy, analytics, media, and community management
• Has a respectable beard