I’m the founder, Mike. I’m also the Creative Director and Principal Artist behind most of the production work at HeliumNinja. You’ll be working directly with me. I maintain a roster of talented artists, who are hired as needed.
I offer a direct and efficient relationship to each of my clients. I’m easy to work with, patient, pride myself on professionalism, and execute projects with thorough precision.
I’m only reasonably obsessed with the details of visual and motion design. And I always have the real end-client in mind: our audience.
We create modern, digital—usually moving—pieces of art that help propel you toward your aspirations and business goals. Maybe that sounds a little grandiose 🤷♂️, but it’s actually what we do.
I’m used to helping corporate teams hit their goals with video, and impress their bosses in the process. 😉
For internal, external, or live events, let’s make something vibrant and precise—something people might even want to watch again.
I help clients develop all kinds of media for live events. Crowd-hyping show openers, digital signage, heart-pounding musical extravaganzas and visual eye-candy.
Whether it’s for large corporate events, convention centre booths, or live celebrations—we can help.
I’ve been serving production studios around the GTA since the beginning. If your team is struggling to keep up with demand, or unable to deliver the quality you seek, give us a call.
I can help you get a business idea out of your head and into production. Help you build an online presence with digital media and landing pages. Or how ’bout develop a sharp new logo, and rebrand with a sleek, modern polish.
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Whether it’s short form video, long-form content, podcast-style interviews, or social media branding, we can help you present yourself with professionalism, polish, and personality.
Mike founded the company in 2010 out of a love for visual art, screenplays, animation, and movies.
Steve Jobs famously said, “Life makes sense backwards.” I’m getting old enough to see it now. How ’bout you?
What led me here? A love for cartoons since the beginning. Drawing Ninja Turtles at six and my first comic at eleven. Fell in love with writing stories in my teens—been imagining them since action figures. Read Sid Field’s Screenplay and Stephen King’s On Writing. Fell in love with filmmaking. Studied theatre, design, marketing, animation, branding, healing, and health. Acted professionally on screen and in front of the mic too. Then I grew all these skills into a 15-year-long thriving business called HeliumNinja Inc.
It’s all added up to a thorough, end-to-end understanding of production.That diverse experience serves me well as the conduit through which your project can materialize.
Just like a good Taylor Swift song, I want the audience to go on an emotional ride and feel rewarded by the end of it.
We stay up to date on the AI tools hitting the market every week. We use them when you want us to and when the project calls for it.
When it comes to written copy, we use AI to refine or spark ideas, but never to write from scratch. That just feels dishonest and impersonal.
AI isn’t replacing what we do, it’s empowering us to create brand-new things in more efficient ways.
I’m a bit obsessed with branding and logo design. We help clients create and launch brands from scratch, develop customer-facing campaigns, product packaging, and modern brand makeovers. Logo Portfolio.
Many of the Adobe products like After Effects, Premiere, and Illustrator, as well as some of the newer AI tools arriving on the scene.
Absolutely. We have helped clients create and publish books to sell on Amazon. And we can coach you through each phase of the process.
Yes. We build lean and stylistic websites for personal brands and corporate businesses. If this is what you need, book a call to see if we’re a good fit.
Send me a message or give me a call if you want to work together. I’m the only person who answers this line: 416.885.3544
