Mike G. Levy is a project manager based in VPMEP’s Richmond office. He specializes in marketing services, addressing client problems along the entire spectrum of marketing management -- from market research to creative and promotional implementation. He started in promotional marketing as PR Manager with Virginia Opera and then Director of Marketing & Sales with TheatreVirginia, both statewide entities that were capacity driven through effective, integrated direct marketing. He then moved into corporate environments, serving in the creative advertising departments of Circuit City and Heilig-Meyers (at that time the largest furniture retailer in the U.S.). He then became Vice President of Research with Aim Technologies, a market research firm that tracked and measured merger and acquisition activity in private industry. Most recently he served as a market research analyst with a nationwide healthcare management company, where his primary duties were data collection and competitive intelligence in support of business development. His marketing experience spans both the analytical and creative spectrums. He has a B.A. in English and M.S. in Marketing, both from VCU.