Michael Petan

Michael Petan has over 20 years of experience in Experiential Marketing, Branding, Digital and Social. Michael began their career in 1987 as a Creative Director at Williams/Gerard Productions. In 1995, they joined Jack Morton Worldwide as a Creative Director and Brand Strategist. From 2001 to 2008, they were the Creative Director at Gigunda Group, where they re-branded the company into an Experiential Agency. In 2008, they became the VP Creative Strategy at FLIRT Communications, where they leveraged emotion to help keep audiences' hearts in the game. From 2018 to 2020, they were a Creative Idea Generator and Digital, Social, and Brand Strategist at Plumb Development, Inc. In 2020, they joined MOGXP as an Associate Director of Experiential Acceleration and Social Activation. Michael is currently the Branding and Creative Director and Social Media Accelerator at Love is King, where their role is to craft language, tone of voice, and set a manifesto to shift perspectives and open minds and hearts.

Michael Petan attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1976 to 1980, where they earned their Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Film and Painting.