Michael Lim

Michael Lim

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Chief of Staff to the CEO, VP of Media
United States

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  • Ownercom
    Chief of Staff to the CEO, VP of Media
    Ownercom
    Oct 2025 - Current (1 year)
  • Acquisitioncom
    Director of Media
    Acquisitioncom
    Dec 2024 - Oct 2025 (11 months)
    Overseeing platform strategy, branding, and content.
  • Acquisitioncom
    YouTube Manager
    Acquisitioncom
    May 2023 - Nov 2024 (1 year 7 months)
  • MrBeast
    Head of Beast Philanthropy
    MrBeast
    Feb 2021 - Apr 2022 (1 year 3 months)
    Founding team, first creative director. Scaled from the channel's very first video to 8 million subs.

    Beast Philanthropy is a charity with an global brand footprint and breadth of social impact.

    https://www.youtube.com/c/BeastPhilanthropyOfficial
  • Dragonfruit
    Co-Founder
    Dragonfruit
    Jan 2020 - Dec 2023 (4 years)
    Started, led, and exited Dragonfruit, a creative agency that helps brands and businesses build superfans and lifelong customers through organic video.

    Clients include YCombinator, Clickup, Gold House, Ali Abdaal, Ryan Deiss, David Perell, Linktree, and more

    learn more @ dragonfruitmedia.co!
  • Bain Company
    Associate Consultant
    Bain Company
    Jan 2019 - Dec 2021 (3 years)
  • Stanford University School of Medicine
    Research Assistant
    Stanford University School of Medicine
    Jan 2019 - Dec 2019 (1 year)
    Developed the second ever educational cohort of the Stanford Neurodiversity Project, an initiative to spread awareness and advocacy for neurodiversities such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and more.
  • Gold House
    Founding Fellow
    Gold House
    Jan 2018 - Dec 2022 (5 years)
    Gold House is a cultural ecosystem that unites, invests in, and champions Asian Pacific creators and companies to power tomorrow for all.
  • Summit Public Schools
    AP Statistics Teacher
    Summit Public Schools
    Jan 2017 - Dec 2019 (3 years)
    I got to challenge kids with math, the de facto all-time favorite subject of American teenagers.
  • Teach For America
    Corps Member
    Teach For America
    Jan 2017 - Dec 2019 (3 years)
  • Bain Company
    Associate Consultant Intern
    Bain Company
    Jun 2016 - Aug 2016 (3 months)
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    Co-Founder, Head of Growth
    BallotView
    Jan 2016 - Dec 2017 (2 years)
    Led growth for an educational ballot preview platform for the November 2016 Election. Featured on Upworthy, developed in partnership with Mayor Garcetti’s Office & Global Shapers, an initiative of the World Economic Forum.
  • Ednovate Inc
    Operations Intern
    Ednovate Inc
    Jan 2014 - Dec 2015 (2 years)
    Helped with facilities procurement for two new opening charter schools.
  • Wrangle
    Marketing Associate
    Wrangle
    Jan 2013 - Dec 2014 (2 years)
    Closed deals with and onboarded the first batch of enterprise clients of a seed-stage startup.
  • Keiretsu Forum
    Entrepreneur Services Intern
    Keiretsu Forum
    Jan 2012 - Dec 2013 (2 years)
    Filmed, edited, and distributed meeting and pitch footage to angel investor network. Assisted with diligence of seed-stage capital investments.
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  • University of Southern California
    B.S. Computational Neuroscience | B.A. Economics, B.S. Computational Neuroscience | B.A. Economics
    University of Southern California
    Jan 2013 - Dec 2017 (5 years)
  • Monte Vista High School
    Monte Vista High School
    Monte Vista High School
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    • HSBC Bank
      USC HSBC Scholars Award
      HSBC Bank
      May 2016
      The HSBC Scholars Program is an initiative developed by HSBC Bank to provide educational funding, financial literacy training and business information and experience to low- to moderate-income students pursuing a full-time education in a STEM or business-related field.
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      1st Place - Cornerstone Research Case Competition
      Nov 2015
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      Grace Ford Salvatori Community Service Award
      Apr 2015
      Open to Dornsife sophomores and juniors, GFS scholarships are given based upon a proven record of community service, civic leadership, and high academic performance.
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      Asian Pacific Alumni Association Scholar
      Mar 2014
      This scholarship is awarded to students who have demonstrated broad and extensive involvement in Asian Pacific American communities of various cultures while maintaining academic excellence and extensive community involvement.
    • University of Southern California
      Presidential Scholar
      University of Southern California
      Aug 2013
      Approx. 200 recipients for this half-tuition merit based award are competitively selected from the yearly pool of 50,000+ undergraduate applicants to USC.
    • U
      USC East Bay Alumni Assocation Scholarship
      May 2013
      Alumni Association merit-based scholarships are awarded annually by USC alumni clubs around the country to continuing undergraduate students.
    • C
      Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Winner
      Comcast Corporation
      May 2013
      The Comcast Leaders and Achievers scholarship recognizes high school seniors for commitment to community service, academics and demonstrated leadership.
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      State Finals Speech and Debate
      California High School Speech Association
      Mar 2012
      Placed 2nd in 2012, 8th in 2011, 3rd in 2010 competing in Duo Interpretation at CA State Championships,
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