Michelle Bender, principal and co-founder of Broken Skull Media, has over 20 years experience working in public relations, and digital and social media marketing supporting Fortune 500 brands across a variety of industries from apparel to enterprise technology.

Equally confident with an Excel sheet of data points as with a paint brush, Michelle brings a strategic perspective to each client project that blends what industry-maven Bob Pittman calls "math and magic". An exceptional strategic thinker, Michelle breaks down even the toughest of client challenges, evaluates inputs, gleans valuable insights about current and prospective audiences, and can develop creative concepts and content strategies that deliver on brand storytelling.

Michelle is a passionate educator, volunteer and foster parent.

And no, that Zoom background isn't fake--it's her home office full of memorabilia from almost a decade working in the music industry.