If you’re reading this, it worked.
I’m Michalis, a 27-year-old Associate Creative Director at McCann Athens.
I grew up in Lesvos, moved to Athens, fell in love with advertising — and stayed.
I grew up in Lesvos, moved to Athens, fell in love with advertising — and stayed.
An ad nerd obsessed with ideas, craft, and work that actually means something.
Awards & Recognitions
2 x Eurobest
2025 • Creative Commerce - The Wedding Rice - Grand Prix
2025 • Brand Experience & Activation - The Wedding Rice - Silver
2 x LIA Awards
2025 • Creativity in B2B - Best Local Market - The Wedding Rice – Gold
2025 • Ambient & Activation - Creativity in Commerce - The Wedding Rice - Bronze
2 x Cannes Lions Shortlist
2025 • Direct - Consumer Services/Business to Business - The Wedding Rice - Shortlist
2025 • Creative Commerce - User Experience/Sustainable Commerce - The Wedding Rice - Shortlist
33 x Ermis Awards
2025
Digital - The Wedding Rice - Grand Ermis
Campaigns - The Wedding Rice - Grand Ermis
Print - The Adventurous Potholes - Grand Ermis
6x Gold Awards, (Hyundai, Wikifarmer)
7x Silver Awards, (Hyundai, Wikifarmer, Bloode)
2x Bronze Awards, (Wikifarmer, Bloode)
3x Gold Awards, (National Bank of Greece, Wikifarmer)
5x Silver Awards, (National Bank of Greece, Wikifarmer)
6x Bronze Awards, (National Bank of Greece, Wikifarmer, A Little Shelter)
2023
1x Bronze Award (Stoiximan)
2 x Andy Awards • Europe Regional
2025 • The Wedding Rice - Shortlist
2025 • Trash Vegetables - Shortlist
13 x Golden Drum
2025 • Sustainable business solutions - The Wedding Rice - Grand Prix
2025 • Content - PR - The Wedding Rice - Grand Prix
2025 • Social Good - Profit Social Good - The Wedding Rice - Best Of Social Good
2025 • Genius Loci/Local Spirit - The Wedding Rice - Best Of Genius Loci
2025 • e/mCommerce, Community & Use of Experience - The Wedding Rice - Gold
2025 • B2B - B2B Sustainability business solutions - The Wedding Rice - Gold
2025 • Brand Building - Brand Introduction - The Wedding Rice - Gold
2025 • Engagement - Direct - The Wedding Rice - Silver
2025 • Engagement - Real-time engagement - The Late-Night DM to IKEA - Bronze
2025 • Motion Craft (Video / Moving images) - Cinematography - The Wedding Rice - Shortlist
2025 • Film - Long Film - The Wedding Rice - Shortlist
2025 • Content - Real-Time Action Content - The Late-Night DM to IKEA – Shortlist
2024 • Film - Online Film Series - Stress Free Banking – Bronze
1 x Effies Europe Shortlist
2025 • Effies Europe • Positive Change: Social Good - Brands - Stress Free Banking - Shortlist
4 x Lürzer's Archive
Issue 230 - Wikifarmer – The Wedding Rice / Intergrated
Issue 229 + AUTO25 - Hyundai – The Adventurous Potholes / Print
Issue 226 - A Little Shelter - Christmas campaign / Print
Issue 221 – Together with Benfica Betano / Film
1 x Greek Young Lions
2024 • Digital Category - Silver
Creative Liaison Mentee
2024