Founding Team

Marco Ríos Bollinger

Chief Executive Officer

Award-winning filmmaker and entrepreneur Marco has photographed Beyoncé and Obama and danced for 107 hours in a scarlet macaw costume to raise awareness about rainforest conservation. His clients range from UNHCR to Time Warner, and he has won several awards, including an Indie Fest Humanitarian Award. He co-founded Lokal and was selected as an SVC Innovation Entrepreneur.

Dave Koken

Chief Operations Officer

A social entrepreneur with 10+ years of experience building partnerships, developing the product, and leading growth at tech-driven social enterprises and innovative non-profits. He co-founded Lokal, where he led ops and expansion into 28 countries. Previously, he led the growth of Kiva.org's Asia portfolio from $15M to $21M. He was selected for the Agora and SOCAP accelerators.

Michael Mazur

Chief Creative Officer

A documentary filmmaker, drone operator, and founder of Diario Films. Michael has worked as a producer at various agencies and has created documentary programming for the US State Department, Kiva, and various independent production companies and non-profits. He has produced and directed projects in Europe, the Caribbean, Central America, Asia, and across the United States.

Our Amazing Advisors

Matt Reynolds

Co-founder / President, Indigenous Designs

Naomi Baer

Practitioner in Residence, Stanford University

Mel Jones

EVP Production, Confluential Films

Keisha Milsom

UI Designer, AT&T / EdTech Startups

Alexandra Bollinger

Creative Strategist, Outschool