StriKing is led by an experienced, long-tenured team. Mike King (President & CEO) drives vision, client relationships, and strategy. Drew Morris (VP of Staffing & Operations) — with StriKing since 2011 — manages talent, staffing, and on-the-ground logistics. Travis Irions (VP of Strategy & Operations) leads planning and operational execution.
Joe Prohaska (Director of Operations) rounds out the operational core, and Ann Nelson (VP of Finance) oversees financial operations and business administration. Together, this team brings decades of combined event and marketing expertise to every engagement.

Michael King is the President and CEO of StriKing Marketing, and one of Atlanta's most respected figures in experiential marketing and events. With over 20 years in the marketing and PR industry, Mike founded StriKing in 2010 on the principles of hard work, excellence in client service, and delivering value through attention to detail at every stage of the events lifecycle.

He's a results-oriented creative leader with expertise in driving highly successful programs for multi-million-dollar clients including American Express, Coca-Cola, GM, Kaiser Permanente, Major League Baseball, Pepsi, Red Bull, and the Atlanta Hawks. In the community, Mike is also a co-founding owner and performer at The Village Theatre, Atlanta's award-winning improv comedy company in the Old Fourth Ward — a pursuit that reflects the same creativity and adaptability he brings to every client engagement.

Mike King is a co-founding owner and active performer at The Village Theatre, an award-winning improv comedy company in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward. This is more than a personal passion — it's a direct expression of the StriKing philosophy.

Improv is about listening, adapting, and making something work in real time — which is exactly how we approach events. When something unexpected happens on-site (and it always does), our team reads the room, pivots, and executes without missing a beat. That improv mentality is a genuine competitive advantage.

StriKing operates as a boutique agency with a core leadership team and a deep bench of experienced event professionals, brand ambassadors, staffing specialists, and production partners across Atlanta and the Southeast. Our model is intentionally nimble — we scale up or down for each engagement, which means clients get senior attention and right-sized execution every time.