Decades of digital excellence mixed in a therapeutic elixir of empathy, experience and vision.
We’ve been around a long time, so we might know a thing…or two.
Soothsayers might be an exaggeration…but maybe not. Decades of experience across a diverse spectrum of backgrounds and industries bring with them an amalgam of life lessons, observations, and applied learning.
Perspectives and insights can come from just about anywhere, so when you’re only looking from the inside in, the looking glass can appear pretty narrow. When you bring in a partner like Sage Paradigm, and with us the wisdom of diverse industry verticals ranging from everything from high end fashion and retail, to QSR, oil & gas to finance, travel & hospitality to medtech, and far more, you’re broadening not just your perspective, but your opportunities for advancement and innovation. To break away from following or trying to keep up with the pack, and allowing for the potential to create true disruption in your field.
And to get us there, we believe there must be a balance of IQ and EQ. Both are critical across a team to understand stakeholders, audiences, and anticipated outcomes. Our people are thought leaders and walking success stories in their own right who have seen the pitfalls that come with larger competitors, and will never discount the value of an exceptional experience.
Michele Miller, Founder | CEO
Sage Paradigm’s Founder and CEO, Michele Miller has spent the entirety of her career in mixed media from print journalism to television to radio to digital – and every emerging technology that has come thereafter. This diversity brings with it an openness and ability to cross-reference and blend old with new to create fresh perspectives and unique points of view. She is a strategist, storyteller, and public speaker who understands human-centered design, and how to win over hearts and minds by balancing their rational and emotional counterparts.
She also possesses deep understanding of a variety of disciplines, making her a true hybrid player, able to seamlessly influence and manage across business, technology, and experience teams. This ensures a holistic approach without the risk of siloed solutions.
Michele’s career has brought her immense nuggets of wisdom with notable stops at eBay, Magento, and Adobe, as well as the incredible opportunity to work intimately with international brands across a diverse collection of industry verticals for the last two decades. She had the immense privilege of launching and leading Magento’s Innovations Lab, as well as selecting and presenting talented entrepreneurs and their groundbreaking contributions on stages across the world, including during Adobe Sneaks.
She has worked with institutions including Yale and University of Pennsylvania on understanding the motivations towards higher education; created entire branding campaigns for visiting the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan; re-envisioned what giving means for the American Red Cross; helped Coca-Cola revamp their global content publishing model; showed Sentara how to make a large healthcare system feel local and personalized; made Zenni a strong competitor in the affordable eyeglass space; identified a multitude of ways in which technology could create efficiencies for Yum Brands from corporate down to the restaurants; and lead one of the largest recent IT projects for Dow Jones.
“Michele is an expert storyteller and a natural leader. Whether it be articulating the business value of a complex product, or bringing to life a brand's values, she understands how to design and deliver platforms to achieve great results.”
— BILL TARBELL, VP STRATEGY, PRODUCT & MARKET DEVELOPMENT, CONVICTIONAL
