Mike heads up Brave New Talents marketing plan and adds his decades of creative experience to the platform. He is Founder of social marketing agency Equator Media. Mike has a long standing relationship with Channel 4, UNESCO, AFFORD, COI, Orange, Sony Home Office and Treasury. He has worked across a diverse range of industries that have included charity, farming manufacturing, media, music and sport.

After graduating from Royal Holloway, University of London Mike worked for design and manufacturing company Thermex, ultimately as Marketing Director from 1995. He then moved to London to become Head of Business Development for youth enterprise charity Business Dynamics to develop national enterprise programs for 14 - 25ers. From 2001 he worked as an independent consultant (clients included Sony, Orange and London Fashion Week) before setting up Equator Media in 2003. Mike was a trustee to youth charity Kikass for 3 years up to 2006 and has been a judge for London Entrepreneur of the Year. Mike brings years of marketing experience and a huge amount of industry contacts to the Brave New Talent team.