Michael Bassolino
Brand Strategist | Co-Founder
Michael Bassolino is the co-founder and strategic lead at Marin Design Agency. With over a decade of experience in brand strategy, he helps companies define who they are, what they do, who they do it for, and how they do it better.
As co-founder, Michael oversees the agency’s strategic direction, client relationships, and growth initiatives. He works closely with executive teams to lead brand discovery, positioning, naming, messaging, and brand architecture—ensuring every creative output is anchored in insight and aligned with business goals. He has led strategy for a wide range of global brands and venture-backed startups, supporting product launches, rebrands, and acquisitions across competitive markets. Under his leadership, the agency has earned a reputation for clarity, consistency, and creative systems that scale.
Off Script:
Michael has lived in Thailand, traveled to over 20 countries, and probably made at least one questionable decision in each of them. He’s motorbiked through rainforests, gotten lost (on purpose) in waterfalls with no names, and once recorded an earthquake he was in—like a journalist, but for fun.
And oh—he makes an addictive marsala sauce from scratch.
