Michael Grey

Michael Grey is a notable entrepreneur and successful producer known for his work in a variety of media formats. He grew up in Philadelphia, and began his career as a business manager in the family owned restaurant sometime during the 1990s, before relocating to New York City to pursue a career in television production.
Early life
Grey was born in Russia as Michael Yakovchik, and was profoundly influenced by his father who founded several successful enterprises. Having been immersed in the workings of the family businesses from childhood, he acquired a pronounced ability for project management, uncommon for a child of his age.
Grey relocated to the United States in 1995 and spent the first part of his professional career in New York City, where he co-founded a small angel funded web production agency. The firm was dissolved only 8 months later, but Grey's keen sense for digital space had landed him an offer to manage online media and content production for Viacom’s digital network, mtvU. With the growth of the network, Grey soon transitioned into programming and development, and was later recruited by an award winning actor/producer and at the time, head of ABC Film & Video, Shashi Balooja. During a span of two years, Grey had gained key credits for the company while it co-produced critically acclaimed films And Then Came Love with Vanessa Williams and Elephant King starring Ellen Burstyn.
Businesses
In 2007, Grey left ABC, to launch Los Angeles based media company, GreyTV. The firm’s portfolio includes several key social media and e-commerce properties, as well as extensive programming for major media outlets, including: ION Television, , Access Hollywood, MTV Networks, NBC Universal, Penske Media Corporation and InStyle Magazine, to name a few. Having had a diverse range of entrepreneurial, corporate, and production experience, Grey serves as the Chairman and CEO, helping connect the dots between on and off-line media strategies, deploying media in an increasingly complex digital media environment.

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