Mike Ellis

Mike Ellis has more than a decade of experience in marketing and leadership roles. Their most recent position is as the Director of Demand Generation at Amilia, starting in 2022. Prior to that, they served as an Advisor at NetworksX for a brief period in 2022. From 2020 to 2022, Mike worked at Higher Logic in several marketing roles, including Senior Manager of Marketing (Corporate), Corporate Marketing Manager, and Marketing Manager. Mike played a key role in relaunching and rebranding Higher Logic Vanilla, led demand generation programs, managed teams, and executed marketing campaigns. Before joining Higher Logic, Mike worked at Discova as the Director of Marketing, where they managed the global marketing budget and oversaw a team of 10. Mike also held the position of Senior B2B Marketing Manager at Discova. Prior to that, Mike worked at Wide Eyed Tours as a Sales and Marketing Executive and at SANDEMANs NEW Europe Tours in various roles, including Regional Director, Edinburgh City Manager, and Tour Guide.

Mike Ellis began their education at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys in Trafford, Greater Manchester, where they completed their GCSEs, earning 11 qualifications including 3 A*, 7 A, and 1 B. Mike then attended Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College in Northwich, Cheshire from 2003 to 2005, where they pursued 4 A2 Levels in English Language, Economics, Maths, and General Studies, achieving an AABB grade.

In 2005, Ellis enrolled at The University of Edinburgh, earning a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in English Language, which was completed in 2009. After a break, they returned to education in 2016 and pursued an MBA degree at the University of Leicester, which they successfully completed in 2018. Additionally, during the same period, they obtained a Diploma (Level 7) in Strategic Management and Leadership from the Chartered Management Institute.