Michel Valenzuela

I’m a digital marketing and advertising practitioner since 1999 with experience as a creative director, product developer, and programmer. My expertise in team building & leadership in marketing strategy, creative development and digital advertising has defined my career, redesigning myself actively, forcing me to become dexterous and resilient in all projects I participate in whether they’re successful or failures.

I consider myself fortunate to have had opportunities involving international business development (previously in Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam), strategic partnerships, and market expansion, which had aided my guidance overall for my clients, including my own ventures. I’ve worked with top advertising agencies, producing work for Fortune 500 companies, SMEs, and startups.

I spent 7 years developing mobile applications starting from concept to UI/UX design, developed prototypes, even hands-on algorithmic programming because, well, I had to get the ideas out of my head. My (business) passion is somewhat two-fold: 1. Help companies succeed through optimization, automation, and data-influenced strategy, and 2. Creating incessantly.

I’m also addicted to art, consider myself a small-time collector, and have a personal passion towards helping artists in ways they’d least expect. Technology was, in ways, my (professional) introduction to the art world and has driven me to a point of becoming madly in love with artists & their role in this world, which is often overlooked and under-appreciated. I believe that without art, there is nothing.

Thanks for reading. If you need something feel free to message me. ~ Michel

Computer Languages (in no particular order):

HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Actionscript, MYSQL, Solidity (Ethereum Blockchain Smart-contracts), Liquid (Shopify), WordPress (not fun, but sometimes necessary)

Ad Platforms:

Facebook Ads Manager (including Instagram), DoubleClick, Google AdWords (Search, Display, Shopping)