Miguel Gonzalez

Consultant, Musician, and Educator in Oak Park IL

Miguel Gonzalez

Consultant, Musician, and Educator in Oak Park IL

My job is understanding and defining the confluence of brands and people for mutual growth; my passion is human interaction.

Drums/percussion, vocals, songwriter with Alewife

Banjo, Dobro, vocals, songwriter with Jamgrass Project, A Free Range String Band

Washboard, vocals, assorted noisemakers with Mary Macaroni & The Impastas

Marketing Advisor at Jingles For Democracywith Corky Siegel

Instructor at Friendly School of Folk Music and Advisor at the Friendly Music Community

Launched the Friendly Listening Room at the Friendly Music Community

Advisor to St. Tim's Coffeehouse in The Listening Room @ Ascension

Board Member at Highlonesome Music Heritage Foundation that produces the Highlonesome Music Festival at Dockley Ranch in the Missouri Ozarks

Board Director at FARM - Folk Alliance Region Midwest, a regional chapter of Folk Alliance International

Advertising Career Highlights

Launched the original QVC.com

Named and launched LendingTree.com

Developed and launched the U.S. Army's "Basic Training" web series

Redesigned KFC.com with "Life Tastes Better" brand refresh

Re-launched Marlboro.com and its mobile experience design

Re-platformed Republic Tobacco into Republic Brands

Led creative development for OCB, JOB, e-z wider, DRUM, and more brands

Loves lists, modern fonts and short sentences

  • Work
    • Roots To The Future
  • Education
    • Temple University