Michelle Graves

Michelle Graves has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Michelle is currently working as a Senior Adviser at Collingwood Advisory Ltd, where they provide scale-up and M&A advice to founders and CEOs of media, events, and business information companies. Previously, they served as a Managing Partner at Contagious, a creative and strategic intelligence service that helps ad agencies and brands deliver more creative and effective marketing. Michelle also held the positions of Commercial Director at Contagious and Commercial Director at The Festival of Media. Their experience includes a role as a Business Development Director at Zapnito, where they achieved sales targets and increased revenue growth prospects by 200% within six months. Prior to that, they were a Key Account Director at FST Media Events. Michelle's earlier career includes various roles at Reed Business Information, including Group Publisher, Associate Publisher, and Sales Director. Michelle also worked at Informa as a Commercial Director and Digital Advertising Director. Overall, Michelle Graves has a strong background in advising entrepreneurs, strategic intelligence, business development, and commercial management.

Michelle Graves attended Bournemouth University from 1999 to 2002, where they obtained a degree in Journalism.