Marc Mertens

Brainstormer, Business adviser, Connector, Designer, Entrepreneur, Environmentalist, Explorer, Foodie, Idea generator, Parent, Potential employer

I am an entrepreneur, seeker and convener in search for a future that brings forward our best selves. I am most at home at the fringes of the new and was fascinated with the early computers of the 80s, the underground electronic music scene of the early 90s and launched a digital agency in the late 90s. My journey has been defined by following seemingly utopian dreams. I am a devout optimist, happiest sparking a sense of what is possible in the people around me, and convening unlikely audiences, collations and teams to explore uncharted territories. I had the priviledge of leading the development of long-term-informed strategies and experiences for organizations like TED, Mattel, Disney, The Rockefeller Foundation, NASA, Sara Blakely, Bono’s ONE Campaign, The Smithsonian, The George Lucas Educational Foundation, The Kavli Foundation and Richard Branson‘s B-Team. After making Los Angeles my home for 20 years, I recently returned to the Austrian Alps to follow my re-discovered yearning for a life that is in better alignment with the rhythms of the natural world - and to start a family here. This yearning also sits at the heart of my co-founding of the 100 Years School - an immerse leadership program to awaken the human capacity to think and act with more than one generation in mind.

Awakening the human potential to think and act with future generations in mind.

Communications, Experience Design, Interactive Strategy, Leadership Development, Long term strategic Planning, Organizational Transformation, Storytelling, Strategy, Transformation