The Second City
Rob Michaels has a diverse work experience spanning various industries. Rob is currently working as a Writer for Roku Inc. since November 2021. Prior to this, they worked as a Writer for Bell Media and Truly Social Games in 2021. In 2018, Rob served as an Improv, Sketch, & TV Writing Instructor and later became the Camp Director at The Second City. Rob also co-founded and wrote for Wishful Genies, a comedy sketch channel featured on various online platforms. Additionally, Rob has worked as a Story Editor at marblemedia, a Content Writer at Magmic, and a Consultant at OLAP Vision. Rob started their career as a Financial Analyst at TAO Asset Management and Unilever in 2014.
Rob Michaels attended the University of Waterloo from 2010 to 2015, where they earned a Bachelor of Mathematics degree. Simultaneously, they also attended Wilfrid Laurier University during the same period, where they obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Finance.
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The Second City
Second City Works is the B2B side of The Second City, the world’s leading comedy theatre and school of improvisation. They collaborate with clients to create improv-based learning, digital content, and entertainment. By elevating messages so people want to listen, they help companies engage their workforce and win over customers. In short, theymake work better. The businesses that thrive in the chaos of ever-present change are the ones with a new toolkit. It’s a toolkit that values speed, agility, collaboration, comfort with change, willingness to fail, and the creativity to solve old problems in new ways. Ultimately, they have the toolkit of an improviser.