I’m a hands-on Executive Producer with 17+ years building large-scale experiential and live entertainment productions for major brands, entertainment studios, and global artists. My work sits at the intersection of brand storytelling, live performance, and emerging technology; from Coachella stage shows and Cirque du Soleil touring festivals to holographic brand activations, Disney On Ice, and immersive installations at Sundance. Based in Los Angeles, I am the founder of Studio Motley. I thrive on delivering end-to-end experiences across multiple time zones with complex stakeholder budgets. My work has earned recognition including a Webby Award and Red Dot Best of the Best for immersive experience design. My most recent project was completed in seven weeks over Christmas and New Year across three time zones.

Karoline Enigma Mikkelsen

I’m a hands-on Executive Producer with 17+ years building large-scale experiential and live entertainment productions for major brands, entertainment studios, and global artists. My work sits at the intersection of brand storytelling, live performance, and emerging technology; from Coachella stage shows and Cirque du Soleil touring festivals to holographic brand activations, Disney On Ice, and immersive installations at Sundance. Based in Los Angeles, I am the founder of Studio Motley. I thrive on delivering end-to-end experiences across multiple time zones with complex stakeholder budgets. My work has earned recognition including a Webby Award and Red Dot Best of the Best for immersive experience design. My most recent project was completed in seven weeks over Christmas and New Year across three time zones.

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I’m a hands-on Executive Producer with 17+ years building large-scale experiential and live entertainment productions for major brands, entertainment studios, and global artists. My work sits at the intersection of brand storytelling, live performance, and emerging technology; from Coachella stage shows and Cirque du Soleil touring festivals to holographic brand activations, Disney On Ice, and immersive installations at Sundance.

Based in Los Angeles, I am the founder of Studio Motley. I thrive on delivering end-to-end experiences across multiple time zones with complex stakeholder budgets. My work has earned recognition including a Webby Award and Red Dot Best of the Best for immersive experience design. My most recent project was completed in seven weeks over Christmas and New Year across three time zones.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

CEO & Founder at Studio Motley
August 1, 2015 - Present
Independent experience design and production consultancy providing senior EP-level leadership to agencies, brands, and entertainment companies across the US and Europe. Specializes in large-scale experiential production, immersive technology, and brand experience — end to end, from concept through on-site delivery. Client roster spans major entertainment studios, Fortune 500 brands, global artists, and technology companies.
Lead Producer at Pretty Damn Sweet
December 1, 2025 - February 1, 2026
Lead Producer on Michelob ULTRA 'Run Back the Miracle' — a fully immersive holographic brand activation recreating the 1980 'Miracle on Ice' Olympic game. Full-surface ice projections, HD holograms, and spatial audio — delivered in 7 weeks over Christmas / New Year's, across 3 time zones with complex multi-stakeholder budget management. Partners: Anheuser-Busch, Wieden+Kennedy NY, Pix Productions, Philamedia, Zerospace.
Head of Immersive Production at Plan.Net Studios
June 1, 2022 - June 1, 2024
Led experiential and immersive production for a spatial experience design studio at the frontier of AI, mixed reality, and brand storytelling. Produced The iii Museum — winner of Webby Award, Red Dot Best of the Best, Red Dot Gold, and Cresta Awards. Owned full production lifecycle: client brief through concept development, production design, technical delivery, and post-event reporting.
EVP of Production at BuzzCast
May 1, 2020 - May 1, 2022
Built and scaled the Production Department at a fast-growing virtual and hybrid events technology startup — pipeline, playbook, team, and client infrastructure. Owned client relationships, cross-functional coordination with engineering, and end-to-end production of live technology-driven events.
Consulting Head of Production at NC Compass International
December 1, 2017 - December 1, 2019
Operations & Business Restructuring Consultant; redesigned agency-wide production processes, then promoted to Consulting Head of Production. Pre-Produced the 2019 Adult Swim Festival. Consulted on FIFA19 EA SPORTS global tournament series.
Senior Producer at Mirada Studios / Disney / Feld Entertainment
March 1, 2018 - August 1, 2018
Senior Producer on Disney On Ice — Mickey's Search Party: projection-mapped interactive content with Feld Entertainment, We Are the Hive (UK), and Trailer Park.
Senior Account Director / Program Manager at Wondros / NIH
July 1, 2016 - May 1, 2018
Communications strategy for the NIH Precision Medicine Initiative — $35M+ budget, 45-person team built from scratch, governance production ecosystem.
Line Producer at SIA / Seibo
February 1, 2016 - May 1, 2016
14 Sia music videos, global tour content, and production design for the Sia global tour and Coachella 2016 main stage show.
Senior Producer at Sundance New Frontiers / Wonders
December 1, 2015 - February 1, 2016
Senior Producer on The Leviathan Project — immersive AR/VR platform at Sundance New Frontiers, with USC's World Building Media Lab, Intel, and Unity.
Production Manager at Sama Sama Live / Cirque du Soleil
July 1, 2015 - November 1, 2015
Built and production-managed Sama Sama Live, a new Cirque du Soleil touring festival, in Madrid. Led Cirque / Lune Rouge's Burning Man camp the same year.

Education

Market Economist Diploma at Niels Brock Business School
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2002
English / Psychology at University of San Francisco
January 1, 1999 - January 1, 2000

Qualifications

Webby Award (2024) winner
January 11, 2030 - May 2, 2026
Red Dot Best of the Best (2023) Digital Solutions, Exhibitions & Museums
January 11, 2030 - May 2, 2026
Red Dot Gold (2023) Digital Solutions, Exhibitions & Museums
January 11, 2030 - May 2, 2026
Red Dot Silver (2023) VR, Spatial Communication, Interface & UX Design
January 11, 2030 - May 2, 2026
Cresta Awards Bronze (2023) AI-Assisted Creativity, Digital Craft, User Journey
January 11, 2030 - May 2, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Education