Etsy has had quite a growth spurt in the past year, and we have the awkward pictures to prove it. We'll be posting a series of About Us pieces to help you get to know the Etsy admin (and since many of us work remotely, for the admin to get to know each other!). You've seen the admin badge, and maybe you're a bit curious about the person behind it! For more on Etsy's mission and about the company, please see our About page (the link is in the little blue footer of every Etsy page).

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Michelle aka HeyMichelle is one of the most unique people I've ever met! (I feel like a broken record here, but really, Etsy admin are so unique!)  She's a California transplant flowering into a beautiful Brooklynite with a great combo of NYC grit and Cali zaniness.  She brings a die-hard passion to the job of admin-ing. She is a student of Etsy ways — a keen observer who will often notice a problem and figure out how to fix it. She's also a driving force at the Etsy Labs. When our waffle maker broke, she stepped up to make pancakes.

Michelle loves fashion, and is a true innovator in the ways of "making it work." She went to school for fashion and started off at Etsy as a seller handmaking underwear and bloomers.  If there is one person who can carry just about anything off, it's Michelle!

Michelle Fun Facts:

• Michelle once ordered a huge flaming bowl of liquor at a restaurant while out to dinner with Danielle.
• She is in love with her little Bun (also known as Tiny), her pet bunny that she adopted from Kelly's roommate. She is doing a superswanky Alchemy request for a bunny garden which will only further fuel her bunny's appetite for veggies in a luxurious setting.
• She's a really excellent softball player.
• In one of her more impassioned Shop Critiques, she had an almost divine vision of why sellers should never shoot their items outdoors, unless they have particular reasons too.
• She is good at giving hilarious and inappropriate gifts, i.e. baby wipes, says Danielle.
• She is banned from making coffee at Etsy Labs because it turns out "more like Hippy Juice than coffee," says Rob.
• Michelle refers to each of us co-workers as "Dude" or "Friend."
• She does a great Monty Burns impression.
• She is a ruthless Scrabble and poker player.

 
You can see some of Michelle's posts here. See all posts in this About Us series.