Say hello to Michael Smalley, the newest member of the Chase Creative Team. He has joined us as the Sales Account Executive in our Lansing Center office!
Michael has a deep and inspirational background in sales, and a sincere love of live performance.
He is super enthusiastic to be assisting our clients with their events in Lansing!
Get to know Michael more by reading his employee spotlight interview below.
Question 1: What has been your favorite project so far at Chase Creative?
Answer: The AFL-CIO convention has been really fun to help put together. It combines really high production values and a great design. I’ve really gained an appreciation for the folks I work with like Scott Mohler who have such an incredible depth of knowledge.
Question 2: Why did you choose a career in AV?
Answer: My background is in music performance, and so I’ve had a lot of experience dealing with A/V from the thousands of gigs I’ve done over the past 20+ years as a bassist. The progression from music performance to A/V is pretty natural.
Question 3: What advice would you give to someone interested in working in the AV industry?
Answer: The A/V industry is about relationships, like any other service, so my advice is to love helping people. It really doesn’t hurt to get excited by technology. The A/V industry is full of cool gear to nerd out over, so if you love helping people and love cool equipment, it could be a good fit.
*Disclaimer* If you wish to work as a technician, you’ll need a ponytail and a large collection of
black shirts. 😉
Question 4: What do you do for fun, in your time off from work?
Answer: I play darts competitively, I love to cook, and I try to travel every year.
Question 5: What is one thing on your bucket list?
Answer: I want to visit South Korea and Japan.
Question 6: If you won $1 Million, what would you do with it?
Answer: Travel! I’d probably end up with a few more bass guitars too.
Question 7: If you could learn to do anything, what would it be?
Answer: I’d love to learn another language.
