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Michael Aron is a creative director, brand strategist, entrepreneur, and former television actor whose career spans entertainment, motorsports, technology startups, and design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He began his professional life as a television actor in San Francisco before moving to Los Angeles, appearing in series including\u00a0Star Trek<\/a>: The Next Generation<\/strong>, Midnight Caller<\/strong>,\u00a0China Beach<\/strong>, Star Wars Rebel Assault II <\/strong>and a series regular on a Fox teen soap,\u00a0Tribes<\/strong><\/em>. Seeking broader experience beyond Hollywood, Stepping away from acting in the mid-1990s and went on to pursue a series of high-performance careers that would later shape his creative perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along the way he became a motorcycle road racing champion, worked with the legendary Fast by Ferracci Ducati<\/strong> race team in data acquisition and performance analysis, and was recruited back to San Francisco in 2000 to help launch the travel startup Hotwire.com during the early days of the dot-com boom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following that launch, Michael founded Mojotown Multimedia, a creative agency that operated for more than sixteen years producing innovative digital and brand work for a wide range of clients. The original Mojotown website was later used as a case study at Indiana State University for its use of narrative and metaphor in digital design, and his work was recognized by MSNBC for excellence in e-commerce design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond agency work, Michael launched multiple ventures including Mojotown Motorcycle Gear and the performance sports drink brand RaceFuelZ. He also founded The Mojotown Project<\/strong>, a California 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provided marketing and creative services to charitable organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today Michael works as a creative director and brand strategist helping companies build brands, launch products, and tell compelling stories through design, technology, and emerging AI-driven creative tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2024 he returned to Los Angeles to pursue unfinished business in film and television (take a look<\/a>). This time he arrives with decades of real-world experience and a career that allows him to create on his own terms, all while keeping busy building brands.
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