Michael Ventura

Current

• Founder / Creative Director at Seed Gives Life
• Partner / Creative Director at LTD Magazine

Education

• Babson College
• Paramus Catholic

Connections

325 connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

• My Company

Michael Ventura’s Summary

In 2005, Michael founded creative & lifestyle agency Seed Gives Life, focusing the firm's efforts on highly targeted, participatory advertising. Michael is responsible for the conception and execution of all the agency’s creative strategy, work and subsequent introduction to the market. Seed's clients include: Mountain Dew, Sony Music, Nike, Davidoff, Axe (Unilever), MSN, Marquis Jet, New Era, Vespa, Estee Lauder, and others. Additionally, Michael serves as the Creative Director for Seed’s magazine property - LTD (ltdmag.com).

Before founding his own companies, Michael was the Creative Producer for HNW, a high-net-worth media agency, developing advertising and collateral campaigns for clients such as Citigroup, Merrill Lynch and Fidelity Investments.

In addition, Michael has served as a media consultant for companies like New York University, DaniloBlack, BMG, Ziff-Davis and American Media. Michael also sits on the advisory boards of Mark Ecko’s Sweat Equity Enterprises, the United Nation’s-based New York AIDS Film Festival, and the international cause-related youth advocacy organization FYI: Film Your Issue. He has also spoken on several panels and conferences regarding the role of creative design in advertising and the media. He also serves as a judge for the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Emmy Awards. Michael lives in New York City.

Michael Ventura’s Specialties:

Corporate Strategy / Creative Direction / Branding / Identitly Creation / Executive Production / Media & Communication Design

Michael Ventura’s Experience

• Founder / Creative Director

  Seed Gives Life

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  May 2005 — Present (3 years 8 months)

• Partner / Creative Director

  LTD Magazine

  (Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  April 2005 — Present (3 years 9 months)

Michael Ventura’s Education

• Babson College

  B.S. In Business Management, Concentrations in: Corporate Strategy, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, 1998 — 2002

• Paramus Catholic

Additional Information

Michael Ventura’s Websites:

• My Company