birth_place nationality birth_date article_title name occupation
scarborough , ontario canadian 1957 michael macmillan
 michael i. m. macmillan ceo of blue ant media
michael macmillan

michael i. m. macmillan -lrb- born 1957 -rrb- is the ceo of blue ant media , a privately held canadian media company that creates and distributes engaging content in categories that span lifestyle , travel , music and entertainment .
the company owns specialty channels cottage life , travel + escape , bitetv , and aux along with four premium , commercial-free channels smithsonian , love nature , hifi hd , radx and their companion websites .
its digital publishing division produces content for web , mobile and monthly tablet magazines for aux and travel + escape .
cottage life media is a division of blue ant media , publishers of cottage life and cottage life west and producer of various consumer shows .
blue ant media was named marketing magazine 's 2012 media player of the year .
michael is co-founder and chairman of samara , non-partisan charitable organization that works to improve political participation in canada .
samara was formed out of a belief in the importance of public service and public leadership .
it is named after a samara , the winged seed that falls from the maple tree .
through its projects , it hopes to strengthen the health of canada 's democracy and encourage others to do the same .
he is also the co-founder of the open roof festival .
additionally , michael is the co-founder and co-owner of closson chase , a vineyard and winery in prince edward county , ontario .
closson chase produces pinot noir and chardonnay wines and was one of the pioneers in establishing prince edward county as a new location for wine making in canada .
