My work and experience as been acknowledged by great publications and amazing people.

Press & Awards

ID Magazine
LA Times
Motherboard
Open Architecture
PSFK
SOCAP
Thinking for a Living
TreeHugger
World Design Organization

Recent press for Climate Designers

2024

Mentioned in Fast Company’s article, How to quit your job to work on climate

Mentioned in The Skinny’s March 2024 issue (page 56)

A Designer's Guide to Climate Tech, Designer Fund

2023

Highlighted in Project Drawdown’s Job Function Action Guide, Product Design

Acumen, a magazine from the Gordon Institute of Business Science

NIKKEIxTREND

Kind words from others

I’ve worked with Marc in several different capacities, from co-leading workshops to run-of-the-mill design projects. Marc’s always energetic and ambitious with a “get shit done” attitude. He can really motivate a group of creative individuals looking for inspiration and get you to question everything you thought was right. FSU.

+ Brian W. Jones, Project M Advisor, Founder of Welcome™

I walked out of Marc’s workshop feeling completely exhausted, but also feeling weirdly empowered and proud of myself. I also viewed myself for the first time as being much more innately creative than I had ever really thought. I think many others felt that way, and I give full credit to Marc for giving us that experience.

+ Justine Lai, participant at A Better World by Design

I worked with Marc on a project to design and run an innovation workshop. Marc was a pleasure to work with, collaborative, creative, professional and always looking for ways to generate the best outcome. He understands the innovation process at a deep level, and how best to unlock the creativity of groups. I look forward to the next opportunity I have to work with him.

+ David Hodgson, network catalyst

Marc was been absolutely key in helping to take the idea of Pando Populus and move it to its current stage – involved in everything from strategic and visual development to various collateral. In every way, he has helped move Pando forward in unique and bold directions.

+ Eugene Shirley, Founding president/CEO of Pando Populus

Marc became a mentor to my students during our project together. He even took the time to check in with us over Skype several times well after his part of the project was completed. I would have him return every year if I could.

+ Heather Boone, Associate Professor at Visual Arts Center at Tidewater Community College

I worked with Marc while developing climate innovation concepts in San Francisco and was greatly influenced by the approaches that he champions and practices. Together, we were able to launch AirMiners, the world's largest innovation community dedicated to atmospheric carbon removal technologies, with the intention to make a space for creative engagement in service of getting things done. Courageous innovation is benefited from a healthy dose of "thinking wrong" so that we can find what's right, and I recommend Marc as a guide and facilitator to that end.

+ Matthew Eshed, co-founder of AirMiners

Marc is multi-faceted, multi-modal, and multi-disciplinary. I turn to him when I need to think wrong and do right. You cannot fail in collaborating with him.

+ Josh Silverman, MDes IxD Chair @ California College of the Arts

Marc is so generous—with his time, his energy, his creativity, and his smarts. The students and faculty at California College of the Arts have benefited tremendously from his fresh perspective, and I am thankful that he has joined the CCA community.

+ Rachel Berger, Chair & Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, California College of the Arts

Our program and university were lucky to have had the privilege of having Marc as an adjunct faculty. He took naturally to teaching and gave way more than was expected. He cared about each of the students and personally went out of his way to ensure that they were learning the skills necessary to become designers today. He created challenging projects, creative projects, and brought real world wisdom into our program. He is an excellent educator and facilitator, super creative, and inspiring.

+ Jason Dilworth, Assistant Professor at SUNY Fredonia, Alabamboo Make & Ride team member

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