OUR MISSION:
To create more “future-aware” brands and business leaders today, so they are better prepared to prosper in an exponentially autonomous tomorrow.
KIMBERLY BATES
NICK CONNOR
BIOS
CHIEF FUTURIST, STRATEGIST & MARKETING LEADER
Kimberly Bates is a marketing, communications, and innovation executive with over 20 years of experience driving profitable revenue growth and leading marketing and strategy departments on both the client and agency sides. She has proven hands-on expertise in leading global brand strategy, omnichannel brand and performance marketing, communications and creative development, and data-driven research and insights, launching future-proofed brands, campaigns, and new products for many of the world’s most loved brands.
As a well-known Futurist, Kimberly has also worked with Fortune 100 enterprises and start-ups to predict and map the future of their industries, shaping business and brand transformation, igniting innovation and new business models, and driving new revenue streams.
Kimberly has a wide breadth of industry experiences including FMCG, Automotive, Telecom, Media and Entertainment, Health & Wellness, Longevity, Sleep Tech, Sports, Total Beverage Alcohol, Travel & Leisure, Multi-Channel Retail and Restaurants, Beauty, Fashion, Luxury, Finance, Technology, Telecom, and AI-driven startups.
CEO, INVESTOR, 20+ YEARS LEADING AI
Nick Connor is a founder, AI strategist, and venture capitalist with over 20 years of experience applying AI to solve real-world problems in health, behavior, and human systems. A pioneer in intelligent systems, he built one of the world’s first AI-powered crowd platforms, used globally at Olympic Games and in smart cities.
Nick is the founder of Daisy, the AI smart assistant for pet parents, and co-owner of Pet Premium and Heartland Pharmacy & Vet Supply, where he’s developing AI-enabled vet commerce. He also leads Morpheus Capital, an AI strategy advisory firm guiding companies through autonomous transformation—blending product vision, behavioral insight, and operational execution to build what’s next.