Team

Mike Kichline, Strategic Advisor

Mike is an experienced executive with over 30 years in the Technology sector and Business Services industry as well as extensive M&A experience throughout his career. He co-founded and served as CEO of Yesler, a global B2B marketing agency and Projectline Services, a consulting and staffing company that co-existed under parent company Yesler, Inc. Under Mike’s leadership, Yesler Inc. grew rapidly through organic opportunities and inorganic acquisitions to run global marketing programs at scale for over 40 major companies. The Company eventually became the largest independent B2B marketing agency in the world with offices in Seattle, Philadelphia, Singapore, Portland, Toronto & London. 

After the sale of his company to Accenture, Mike served as a Managing Director at Accenture Song overseeing the integration of its teams and leading the evolution of Accenture’s B2B marketing services for their Fortune 500 clients. Prior to founding Yesler, Mike built experience in the Technology industry at several companies including Microsoft, Real Networks, Avenue A/AQuantive and Check Point Software.

Mike is a native of Seattle, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Finance and Management from the University of Portland. He enjoys traveling the world with his family and has been an avid art collector for many years. Mike remains active in the technology and investment community and continues to explore exciting opportunities to help growing companies achieve their goals.