My name is Michael Kirby.
I call myself a Creative Mercenary.
What that means is:
I can write copy for any media, including editorial.
I create killer concepts, either solo or as part of a team.
I can take a strategy, put together a team, develop an entire creative platform, present to decision makers, and Sherpa everything through production.
If there is no strategy, I am adept at facilitating a complete brand analysis with stakeholders and producing strategic directions that can be implemented (see previous sentence).
I can pitch new business or save existing ones.
I can also cook a mean beef bourguignon.
At one time, I served as Creative Director, writer, and/or producer for Lois/EJL, Grey/LA, Tracy-Locke/LA, Kresser Craig/LA, The Richard’s Group, and other major names.
Today, I work for some pretty amazing agencies and directly with farsighted businesses.
If you're in need of any of the above, we need to talk.
Yep. I've been around a while. Which means, from A to Z, I've worked on nearly every category of products and services, including these wonderful clients: ACLU • Affordable Housing Development Corporation • Altametrics • American Wine Club • Amnesty International • ARCO • AT&T Wireless • Bakersfield College • Bennigan’s/Steak & Ale Restaurants • BEKO Appliances • Beshoff Motor Cars • BioTouch • Black Oak Casino • Breakthrough Coaching • California Almond Board • California Table Grapes • California Walnut Commission • Carl’s Jr. Restaurants • CCIM Education Foundation • Central California Blood Center • Chukchansi Casino • City of Beverly Hills • Coldwell Banker Real Estate • Colliers Tingey Commercial Real Estate • Communities of Color New Haven • Community Health Network of Connecticut • Community Medical Centers • Community West Bank • Comstock Business Magazine • Courtyard Financial • Christian Leadership Foundation • Crum & Forster Insurance • Declare Yourself • Delta College • Disneyland Hotel • Disney Resorts • Doritos • Edmonds Jewelers • Educational Employees Credit Union • El Torrito Restaurants • Entertainment Industry Foundation • First American Title Company Mortuary • Festival of Children • Florestone Products • Fogg Maxwell & Lanier Eye Care • Foster Farms • Free Press • Fresno Art Museum • Fresno Catholic Schools • Fresno County Workforce Investment Board • Fresno First Bank • Fresno Heart & Surgical Hospital • Fukui Mortuary • Green Light Auto Parts • Gottschalks Department Stores • Gusmer Enterprises • Highway One Discovery Route • Hong Kong Tourist Board • International Center for Water Technology • Inspire Health Medical Group • Institute of Technology • Jaguar Land Rover Los Angeles • John’s Pizza • Johnsey Insurance • Kendall Jackson Wine • Kenwood Audio • K Hovnanian Homes • Kia Motor cars • Kitty Crystals Cat Litter • KVPT Public Television • Kwikset Locks • LA Weight Loss • Lender’s First Choice • Lenmar Batteries • Lennox Heating & Air Conditioning • LifeWest Chiropractic College • Maglite Flashlights • Mazzei Flying Services • McMillan IT Engineering • MediaOne Cable Television • MedicAlert • Mennonite Insurance • Mercedes Benz of Fresno • Mercedes Benz of Sacramento • Merced County Office of Education • Money Magazine • Mono Wind Casino • Monterey Ag Resources • Monterey Peninsula College • Morro Bay Tourism • Muse Airline • National Endowment for Consumer • National Kidney Foundation • One By One Leadership • Orange County Human Relations Council • Oshman’s Sporting Goods • Overhead Door Corp. • Oxfam • Palace Casino • Pat Tillman Foundation • Pearl River Pianos • People For The American Way • Pilgrim’s Pride Chicken • Polycomp • Port of Long Beach • The Preserve at Millerton Lake • Price Pfister Faucets • Quiring Medical • Raley’s Grocery Stores • Registry Hotels • Rio Resort/Las Vegas • Riverside Landscape • Roman Meal Bread • Sacramento Area Commerce & Trade Organization • Safeway Grocery Stores • Salvation Army • San Joaquin Delta College • San Joaquin Valley Town Hall • College • Santa Clara County Wellness • Shoe Pavilion • Sony ES • Southern California Edison • Southern California Gas Company • State Center Community College District • Surfer’s Endowment for the Arts Education • Susan G. Komen 3-Day For The Cure • Table Mountain Casino • Taco Bell • Telebrand Acne Dots • Texas Utilities • The Bakersfield Californian • The Dallas Morning News • The Dallas Times Herald • Torosian & Walter CPAs • Travelodge • United Way of Southern California • University of California/Merced • USBX • USWest (Yellow Pages & Video-On-Demand • Valley Christian Center • Valley Yellow Pages • Warner Company Jewelers • Washington Coalition to Reduce Underage Drinking • Wathen Castanos Home Builders • Weimar Institute • Wendy’s • West Coast Men’s Center • West Hills College • Whole Foods • Wilson Homes • Winston Tire • Wok Chinese Restaurants • Yahoo Personals • Zale Jewelry Stores