Mika is an Emmy award winning journalist and dynamic entrepreneur known for thinking outside of the box to execute exclusive results. Her professional career is packed with accolades for her creativity, hustle and leadership earning Mika her Emmy wings in 2008, as a Field Producer at CBS 2 News Chicago.
The same year she moonlighted to follow her dream to open a small business, showing her willingness to do what it takes to be successful and superior at time management.
Her business savvy sense landed her as the spokesperson for the City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection in 2014.
At City Hall, Mika spearheaded the communication strategy for several high profile policies such as; house sharing ordinance with AirBnB, rideshare companies, like Uber and Lyft, entering the Chicago marketplace, Chicago’s minimum wage increase, amended tobacco and liquor laws and more than 60 consumer protection campaigns. Her ability to secure media to saturate the market brought the department roughly $5M in earned media.
Mika relies on her calm, collected communication skills to lead projects to rid the situation of crisis. She’s commended for being a fair and strong manager with proven success in advertising and marketing in digital and social media. Her comfort zone is producing large-scaled events, launching multi-media marketing campaigns, crisis solving strategy and recognizing a void and filling it.
Mika was the driving force behind the growth of Mayor Emanuel’s small business expos by securing local success stories to deliver the keynote speech, offering free headshots and provided experts in areas entrepreneurs needed the most guidance. Bill Rancic, Michelle Williams of Destiny Child, Bill Kurtis and Laura Schwartz were just a few of the keynote speakers in the last 2 years secured by Mika.
Her determination to achieve success is contagious and her team is motivated by her high energy and passion for perfection. Her work ethic is naturally contagious and she’s always wearing a smile paired More...