Mikael Mäkinen

Mikael Mäkinen has a wealth of work experience, beginning in 2007. That year, they worked as a Business Analyst for Finpro PAS Manila, arranging meetings with officers of Asian Development Bank, consulting and preparing reports for Finnish companies doing business in Asia, especially in China and Mekong area. In 2008, they had an internship at HSBC in the Business Banking Unit. In 2009, they had an internship at Procter & Gamble in the Customer Business Development division, where they were responsible for Gillette product launch in Finland, integrating sales data from retail partners, and competitor analysis. In 2011, they worked as an Account Strategist at Google, where they were responsible for growing the portfolio of advertisers with over $10m revenue target by upselling Google advertising solutions and educating customers. Mikael achieved grade \"exceeds expectations\" on all their full quarters, and exceeded their targets by 28-70%. Mikael also won twice the best monthly performer award in EMEA out of over 100 people, and once the best quarterly performance in North and Central Europe out of over 50 people. In 2012, they Co-Founded Four Sigmatic, a company that sells more than 30 functional food products in +60 countries. Mikael was also the Executive Director and Chief Revenue Officer/Head of Sales. Mikael's main responsibility was Worldwide Sales, and their main achievements included selling over 100 million cups in +60 countries, building a profitable 8 figure business with double/triple digits growth annually, selling in thousands of retailers such as Whole Foods Market, Walmart, Target and ULTA, and launching a brand to the United States, growing it profitably from zero to 8 figures.

Mikael Mäkinen completed a Master studies exchange program at Ibmec in 2010, and earned a Master of Science in Business and Administration from the University of Tampere 1925-2018 in 2010, with a focus on Marketing, Finance, and Asian Studies. From 2005 to 2006, they attended Universiti Sains Malaysia as part of a study exchange program, focusing on Asian Studies and Marketing. In 1998 and 1999, they completed a study exchange at Broadneck High School, focusing on English. In 2019, they attended the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business for a High Impact Leadership program.