Michael D. Riley, M.S.J.

M.S.J. Michael D. Riley is a marketing expert, entrepreneur, and consultant. He studied at Northwestern University and holds a Bachelor of Science and Masters of Science in Journalism, Advertising, Marketing, and Social Psychology. Riley is the founder and CEO of Big Ideas Incorporated, and formerly the president of Public Enterprise Group, Inc. He is also an experienced board member, having served on the boards of International City Theatre and XLO Electric Company.

Riley's expertise lies in B2B/B2C/B2G business management, new product and service concept development, quantitative and qualitative market research, advertising copywriting, design, and production, marketing, promotion, and sales management, intellectual property conception and protection, and board management for businesses and non-profits. He has also worked in roles such as Executive Vice President, Marketing at Unefi, Inc., Co-Founder and Principal at Gramagrams LLC, and Director of Business Development at The Active Network, Inc.

Riley has volunteered as a mentor at SCORE, and he has experience in managing a non-profit organization as the CEO of Operation New Outlook. Additionally, he has received training in The Goodfield Method™ of Psychotherapy and Behavior Theory from The Goodfield Institute.

Overall, Riley has a proven track record of helping brands large and small achieve their business goals, thanks to his wealth of experience and expertise.