Michael Schornstein

Michael mentors and advises start-ups and early-stage companies. He works with founders to build results-focused investor and customer pitches and go-to-market strategies.

Michael is a bootstrap start-up founder, CMO, and advisory board member. He monetizes innovation, creates market disruption and brand & product differentiation. A hands-on leader, Michael has a builder and fixer’s DNA and thrives on productivity.

In 2009 Michael developed, funded and launched Open Circle, LLC, a Patent Pending acquisition, sales and social retention marketing platform. Prior to Open Circle, Michael spent 25+ years in executive leadership roles at Yahoo!, Interpublic/TM Advertising and - where he delivered finance-centric Marketing ROI.

A New Orleans native and aficionado, Michael created NewOrleansAficionado.com, a guide to eats, drinks and music in the ‘City That Care Forgot.’ He lives in Dallas, TX and is a graduate of Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management (MBA) and Tulane University (BA w/Honors).