Mike G.Co Founder

United States - Washington DC-Baltimore Area

I’m the Co-founder and CEO of jbrds, a far cry from my boyhood dream of following the footsteps of my hero, Magic Johnson, and running point for the Los Angeles Lakers. Born “long,” I was the tall kid from kindergarten through high school. With high hopes of walking onto the SMU basketball team, the coaches broke the hard truth to me before tryouts: Though I was tall enough to play guard at 6’4”, my wingspan was a meager 6’1”. In other words, they told me I had “T-Rex arms.”
My hoop dreams may have been shattered, but my passion for sports remained intact. Armed with a degree in International Studies, I leveraged the leadership and relationship skills I acquired from years as a team player to build a career in sales and marketing, climbing to senior positions at global companies like adidas and Mizuno.
Now, as an entrepreneur, I’m focused on what I’ve always done best – bringing people together in service of ideas. Capitalizing on my more than two decades of experience as a thought leader, innovator, salesman, and marketer, I work with companies of all sizes to develop brand strategies and match them with the ideal creatives to execute their vision.