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LOS ANGELES, USA // Mike Van Linda is a husband of one, father of two, part-time runner, full-time sports junky, fan of the defunct Hartford Whalers (shout-out to former Whale coach, Paul Maurice, for winning the Cup with the Panthers!), and current ECD at Wolfgang. Mike started his career working for ESPN before going agency-side. During his 20+ years in the industry, Mike’s had the tremendous honor of working across multiple sectors on tons of amazing brands. Career highlights include: the creation of the Imaginary Friend Society, a Grand Clio-winning project designed to help kids better understand cancer care through a series of animated films, rebranding adidas baseball & softball into one, gender-inclusive entity known as adidas Dugout, and helping adidas Basketball launch their first female signature collection on behalf of former WNBA star & forever GOAT, Candace Parker. In 2018, Mike was named to Adweek’s Creative 100 list. When not immersed in creative projects, Mike can be found coaching his kids’ sports teams and occasionally throwing chairs around like Bobby Knight circa ’85.