Michelle started her career in the investment sector with Dae Woo Securities in Los Angeles, from there, she went to Columbia Investments in Beverly Hills California.

 

She worked with her father on the real estate side of Manex Entertainment, the master lease Holder of the former Alameda Naval Station. She was tasked with turning the decommissioned Naval Station into a film studio. Manex went on to win Academy Awards for VFX for What Dreams May Come and The Matrix.

 

Michelle then headed to Dubai, where she stayed for 12 years, dealing with investments, mostly in the Media Sector. She has valuable contacts and first-hand knowledge of doing business in the GCC with Family Offices, UHNW Individuals and members of the GCC Royal Families.

 

She recently launched Forever Green, a medical cannabis company, and Prestige Studios, a new entertainment investment fund, with several high profile clients from the UAE. Michelle will be advising Ardmore Hill on matters relating to potential clients and their projects, and also investors in the GCC.