ABOUT THE FOUNDER

In 2006, Marty Lewis was inspired by the TED Conference that came to the Monterey Peninsula in California. This conference featured many different experts and visionaries in their fields from around the world who came to discuss ideas for peace. Marty knew immediately that the Monterey Peninsula had its own population of incredible talent and intelligence. Her 37 years of experience in print, television, and web advertising provided her with a wealth of knowledge and has lead her to believe that it is time for a change. Realizing that her clients were some of the most creative people in the country, she decided that she wanted to sell their ideas. With this in mind, she founded The Bridge Thinktank.

She began gathering her people as "keystones" to build The Bridge...architects, doctors, lawyers, artists, physicists, business owners, and many other visionaries and experts from a wide variety of occupations. She says, "I intend to help move corporations and small business with marketing strategy that promotes building "green" and creates models of business where Peace is shown to be profitable. This is about Right Action leading to prosperity."

Today, Marty is currently working directly with The Fisher Graduate School of International Business at the Monterey Institute of International Studies as well as students from The Panetta Institute, Cornell University, CSUMB, and Monterey Peninsula College to lay the foundation and framework of The Bridge Thinktank's business plan.