Donald Mackee

Donald Mackee's Biography

Donald is a unique multi-talented expert on engaging audiences at live events, at conferences and in other media formats.

As a successful MC, comedian, actor, writer, director and entertainment producer with over 25 years of full-time professional experience, Donald has done live performances for over one million people. He can guarantee results with impact, using ‘audience tested’ creative engagement mechanisms and material. From the vast and varied work Donald has performed, created and produced he has honed his skills into an effective corporate creative communication tool which enables him to design and deliver audience architecture, captivation and engagement of audiences.

Donald’s experience and success stretches the length and breadth of the corporate and entertainment industries. He has worked professionally in the creative arena on diverse corporate events, conferences, gala dinners, awards nights, meetings and workshops. He has also worked professionally in live theatre, musicals, theatre in education, comedy cabaret and improvisation. He has written and produced over 15 two-hour live comedy/musical shows, countless character stand-up routines, a multitude of corporate videos plus numerous road shows, sales and marketing presentations. For ten years he also owned and operated Sydney’s largest and most popular comedy venues, Kaos Comedy Restaurants.

Donald’s creativity is tailor-made to each pitch and event. He is an expert at coming up with the ‘killer’ creative and content that weighs and satisfies the needs of the client, the event organiser, the budget and the audience.

Here are some of the companies who have utilised Donald’s expertise to increase their audiences’ captivation, engagement and entertainment: Caltex, Novartis, Unilever, Telstra, Macquarie Bank, Qantas, Johnson & Johnson, Wrigley, ANZ Bank, Epson, Yamaha, AMP Capital, Jetset Travel Group, Glaxo Smith Kline, Novo Nordisk, Repco, LG, National Foods, Coca-Cola Amatil and Cadbury.