Mikael Hertell

Mikael Hertell is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in both the entertainment and technology sectors. As Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer at Starstuff Oy since September 2022, Mikael also serves as Technical VFX Artist/3D Generalist at VgFX and Chief Executive Officer at Deata Entertainment Oy, a social media production house, since April 2022 and September 2018, respectively. Additional roles include Artist at Universal Music Group since June 2017 and Content Producer at Splay Networks since October 2015, focusing on producing content for social media channels. Mikael began career endeavors as a Content Creator/Entrepreneur at Hertex TMI in early 2015. Educationally, Mikael holds an Engineer’s Degree in Media Engineering from Metropolia University of Applied Sciences (2015–2019) and a Bachelor’s Degree in Information and Communications Technology from Omnia Leppävaara (2011–2014).