Michael Mao

Michael Mao has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Michael is currently working at Cast & Crew as the Director of Product Management, where they have been since February 2021. Prior to this, they held the position of Senior Product Manager at the same company from July 2020 to February 2021.

Before joining Cast & Crew, Michael was self-employed as an Independent Artist, working as a freelance actor and model. Michael'sportfolio includes notable clients such as Spotify, Daily Grill, Quibi, AEO Films, and Lumasol.

From 2017 to 2019, Michael worked at Cisco as a Product Manager, focusing on bringing revenue strategy and growth initiatives for email and web security products. Michael'sresponsibilities included new product introduction, qualification, pricing, and sales enablement, among others.

Prior to Cisco, Michael served as a Product Strategy & Business Planning Manager at Infoblox from 2014 to 2017. In this role, they contributed to corporate-wide sales growth and alignment strategy, resulting in significant customer growth and increased revenue. Michael also played a key role in market analysis, M&A due diligence, and long-range revenue planning.

In 2013, Michael briefly worked at Concur as an SMB Marketing Manager, developing programs to drive customer adoption of Concur Invoice.

Throughout their career, Michael has also gained experience as a Co-Founder of SharpeFit, a virtual sizing tool for apparel, and as a Product Manager at the UW Center for Commercialization. Michael also interned as a Product Management MBA Intern at Symantec, where they managed data replication products and analyzed the market for new product development.

Michael started their career as a Business Analyst at Wells Fargo and later worked as a Senior Consultant at Protiviti.

Overall, Michael Mao has a well-rounded work history with expertise in product management, strategy, marketing, and entrepreneurship.

Michael Mao completed their Bachelor of Arts and Master of Professional Accounting degree in Accounting at the University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business in 2004. Michael later pursued a Master of Business Administration degree in Strategic Management & Strategy at the same university from 2011 to 2013.