“Mike is the type of team member who helps you think differently about the approach you are taking on a project. He brings an incredibly creative, yet detail-oriented approach to projects, which is a valuable and rare quality. ”
Michael Granek, MBA
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1K followers
500+ connections
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1K followers
500+ connections
About
Michael Granek, MBA is a successful entrepreneur and award-winning event producer with over 20 years of leadership and management experience in arts, events, music, and business administration, and over 10 years in adult education and teaching.
Previously to School of Rock, Michael was the President, COO of a global online education company where he applied his diverse background of business management, adult education, and special events to connect professionals with leading industry education, training, and professional development. Prior to this, Michael was an Academic Director at a private higher-education institution, and the owner of an event production company that produced prestigious award shows, galas, and large scale corporate events for local and international clients.
Outside of his professional experience, Michael has been volunteering at his children’s school for several years to help them produce concerts and plays. With his previous experience producing events, he was able to bring professional level production and staging to the school for the first time. Michael found this experience to be extremely rewarding as he saw the school community come together, and students form new-found interest in music, arts, and technology that they might not have otherwise been exposed to. His annual volunteering has now turned into a passion, which inspired him to bring the first School of Rock location to Vancouver.
Michael has also been a board member of professional associations, has judged various event industry awards, and has delivered numerous seminars and training workshops at leading conferences, colleges, and universities.
Experience
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Education
Licenses & Certifications
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Certified Special Events Professional (CSEP)
International Live Events Association (ILEA)
Issued Expires
Honors & Awards
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Spirit Of The Industry Award
2009 Canadian Event Industry Awards
The spirit award is given to a person who over the span of their career has demonstrated their commitment to the special events industry and who recognizes the importance and role special events play in our corporate and social culture.
Having made exceptional contributions to the industry, it is the individual who creates success stories time and time again and operates with the highest level of enthusiasm, accomplishment and professional integrity.
The Spirit recipient has shown…The spirit award is given to a person who over the span of their career has demonstrated their commitment to the special events industry and who recognizes the importance and role special events play in our corporate and social culture.
Having made exceptional contributions to the industry, it is the individual who creates success stories time and time again and operates with the highest level of enthusiasm, accomplishment and professional integrity.
The Spirit recipient has shown exemplary performance in their discipline, having contributed to the growth and development of the industry and have gone above and beyond client and peer expectations and have raised the bar for those they work with. The spirit recipient has been involved in helping mentor and teaches newcomers, supported his peers to reach for higher education, participated in industry associations and has supported local charitable events through lending his talents as a special event professional.
The Spirit Award is given this year to the person who clearly is proud of the career they have built, has become an integral part of the special events community and who always encourages others to strive for the goal of success. -
Nominee | Producer of The Year
Canadian Event Industry Awards
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Nominee | Most Outstanding Event Under $100,000
Canadian Event Industry Awards
Michael was nominated in the category of "Most Outstanding Event Under $100,000" for his work producing the 11th Annual Georgie Awards.
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Westies award for "Best Entertainment Production"
2003 Western ISES Excellence Awards
In Fall of 2003, Michael Granek of Granek Productions Inc. received a Western ISES Excellance award for “Best Entertainment Production $25,001 - $100,000” for his work on the Georgie Awards Event for the Canadian Home Builders’ Association of BC.
The 2003 Georgie Awards, which pays tribute to the work of the BC Chapter of the Canadian Home Builders Association, hired Granek Productions Inc., to produce last year’s show.
Granek gave The Georgie production a fresh look and added new…In Fall of 2003, Michael Granek of Granek Productions Inc. received a Western ISES Excellance award for “Best Entertainment Production $25,001 - $100,000” for his work on the Georgie Awards Event for the Canadian Home Builders’ Association of BC.
The 2003 Georgie Awards, which pays tribute to the work of the BC Chapter of the Canadian Home Builders Association, hired Granek Productions Inc., to produce last year’s show.
Granek gave The Georgie production a fresh look and added new elements that gave the awards ceremony more entertainment value. That excitement started with the set itself, which looked like the front of a house, and even included live landscaped shrubbery. The front door of the house served as the stage entrance, which created a great visual hook, as award presenters walked through the door and onto the stage.
Languages
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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French
Limited working proficiency
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Polish
Limited working proficiency
Recommendations received
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