Account Executive
Account Executive, Michael Hayes, is a retail and image guru. Over the span of more than 16 years he has worked for and with some of the area’s largest retailers, everything from furniture to creating outdoor living spaces to designer eyewear. He has built all his experience on a strong foundation, he holds a BA from Ohio University in Theatre Arts. This coupled with his effervescent personality has gained him much acclaim from within the industries where he has worked.
Michael is tireless in his pursuit to help his clients set trends in both their image and their bottom line. His experience at Elder Beerman stores as the Visual Merchandise Manager started him on this path and allowed him an outlet for his creative side while simultaneously stimulating his business mind. He then moved to Chicago to take on a larger district role as District Manager for Fitigues where he started to flex his sales muscle and found he enjoyed selling and the interaction with customers. Upon moving to Florida he decided to keep with his retail and sales experience and worked for Patio Concepts and Robb & Stucky in Merchandise Management. Michael was heavily involved with the inception of the hugely successful patio division of Robb & Stucky including the creation of and running of seminars on a vast array of subjects.
As if all his display, sales and retail management experience weren’t enough he also worked for International Locators with the likes of Oprah, Sally Jesse Raphael and Geraldo Rivera assisting in show development, research, client counseling, reunion facilitation and media relations. Michael spent over ten years, both full and part-time, helping people find the people they love and lost touch with along the way. Gratifying work; giving him a peek into the world of marketing and communications.
Michael’s positive can-do attitude and ability to see the larger picture has made him an important part of the Image Marketing Associates team. His specialty is retail but he also helps out with clients in other industries when that special touch is needed on an event or trade show.