Mike Byrne

Co-Founder, Global CCO

Mike is a co-founder and the Global Chief Creative Officer at Anomaly. For the past 20 years, he has shaped the creative ambition, approach and breadth of ‘output’ for Anomaly – delivering on the agency’s proposition of being a “deviation from the norm”. He’s a passionate believer in creativity’s ability to transform business, culture and people. 

Under the guidance of Mike and the rest of the leadership team, Anomaly has been recognized for a very wide range of work and IP, covering both effectiveness and craft excellence including: Adweek’s U.S. Agency of the Year, Ad Age's A-List, Cannes Lions, Effies, Fast Company's Most Innovative, Jay Chiat, Digiday Awards and the Mashies, among the usual suspects. Anomaly has also been honored with a few less conventional accolades as well, such as being named one of Time Magazine's Best Inventions for dosist (a medicinal cannabis brand the agency created), Toy of The Year for Mighty Jaxx, plus multiple Emmys for a Netflix series called Avec Eric, all of which the agency created with co-ownership.

Before Anomaly, Mike was a Creative Director at Wieden+Kennedy Portland, where he served as the Co-Creative Chief for the agency's cornerstone Nike Account from 2000 – 2006. During his tenure, W+K Portland amassed more awards than any other agency in the United States including two Agency of the Year honors. Importantly, Nike's business grew exponentially during the course of those six years.

Mike has been recognized throughout his career for creative excellence. He has won numerous awards at the Cannes International Advertising Festival (including 2 Grand Prixs for Nike and Diesel), D&AD, The One Show, Art Directors Club, The Clios, and CA. He also received an Emmy for his work on the film, "Nike Tag".