NORTH HOLLYWOOD, USA // Michelle Theisen is an Emmy Award-winning creative marketing and branded content pioneer, living out a childhood dream of a career in entertainment. She built in-house marketing, branded entertainment, and integrated studios at TNT, tbs, Discovery, TLC, and FOX before launching KZMT, where she now works directly with clients as a multidisciplinary Executive Creative Director, copywriter, and advisor, including Apple TV, Disney, HBO, A+E Global, and WBD. She has received over 150 industry awards to date, including Emmy, Clio, PromaxBDA, Webby, Telly, and American Advertising Award honors, and serves as an Advisor to Soapbox Women, an industry non-profit supporting women and gender non- conforming individuals across entertainment marketing. Michelle splits her time between LA and Atlanta, chasing Diamond status on Delta, a Dave Matthews Band concert, and a new dream: a podcast inspired by the life and legacy of Queen Betty White.