By: FP1 Strategies
In this installment of “Meet Our Production Pros,” we’re highlighting the contributions of our longest-serving team member. Michelle Neuman has been at FP1 since the very beginning. Over the past 14 years, Michelle’s received several promotions and played an instrumental role in helping us become the premier Republican consulting firm in America.
Michelle wears many hats in our office. She’s helped build the operational muscles of the firm and works closely with our CFO on our financials. Michelle is our point person on getting client contracts executed. She ensures our invoices for our production work and media commissions are disseminated to our clients and paid, and she manages the legal compliance of our 401K plan. Michelle also supervises our shoot budgets and mentors the younger members of our production team on everything from how to crew shoots to accurately proofing spots. Michelle does it all with a sense of humor and a tireless work ethic.
“Michelle Neuman is passionate about FP1,” said Founding Partner Terry Nelson. “This is more than a job to her, and it shows in the commitment she brings to her work. We couldn’t have achieved the success we’ve enjoyed without Michelle’s contributions. She’s an outstanding team member in every way.”
“I can’t imagine FP1 without Michelle Neuman,” said Founding Partner Jon Downs. “She’s been with us from our earliest days, helping us navigate two major office moves, onboarding dozens of new staff and playing a very important operational role in our firm’s success. Michelle’s a very hard worker, a good manager and a role model for our younger team members. I look forward to working with Michelle in the years ahead as we write the next chapters of FP1’s story.”
Read this lightning round of Q&A with Michelle Neuman:
What’s your alma mater?
George Mason University where I graduated summa cum laude.
What do you like best about working at FP1?
The people, of course.
What’s your favorite Michigan-based product?
I hail from Battle Creek, the cereal capital of the world, so I’d have to choose Cocoa Pebbles. Kilwins chocolates and ice cream come in a close second. Yeah, I’ve got a sweet tooth.
What’s your favorite Great Lake?
Lake Superior because she’s mysterious, spooky and the most remote. The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald was our modern-day Titanic and so Lake Superior has always had an aura of intrigue to me.
What’s your favorite podcast?
Scamanda, about a woman who faked cancer! She kept a blog about her “cancer” experience and garnered a lot of financial support from friends and strangers. It’s wild how gullible people can be. She was eventually taken down by the IRS. Goes to show, no matter what, always pay your taxes!
What’s the last book you read?
Don’t Let Her Stay by Nicola Sanders. It was a real page turner.
What’s your television series?
Hands down, it’s The Sopranos! The O.G. of binge-worthy TV.
What’s your favorite restaurant in the D.C. area and why?
Honestly, probably Moby Dick. It is so good!
What’s your favorite thing to do on a Saturday?
That’s easy — to compete in ”nose work” competitions with my fur baby and teammate, Daisy! I’ve been competing in nose work trials for nearly a decade between my previous dog, Jackson, and now Daisy. She’s trained to “detect odor” the same way a working K9 is trained to find drugs or bombs. Daisy can enter a classroom, office, barn, vehicle, patio, church or what-have-you and find a single Q-tip soaked in birch, anise or clove. Neither one of us “nose” where it is, of course, and it’s her job to tell me where it is in the fastest time. It’s great fun.
If you could have dinner with one historical figure, who’d it be and why?
I would pick Princess Margaret. She seems like a party animal, so I think it would be a blast to hang out with her.
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