Brigadoon connects founders + thought leaders shaping commerce + culture.

I started Brigadoon in 2013 out of genuine frustration — too much time with the same people, thinking the same way.

Brigadoon is a simple idea: connect founders and thought leaders who believe in the power of conversation and embrace curiosity.

I have sat through too many conferences with too many panels, too much posturing, and not enough actual thinking — learning nothing I couldn't have found in a good book.

My work has taken me across four continents, analyzing how power, commerce, and culture intersect in ways most people don't see coming.

What I've learned — from boardrooms in New York City to art exhibits in Singapore — is that the most useful intelligence flows between people who trust each other enough to think out loud.

Brigadoon is my attempt to build that room, deliberately and repeatedly.

Small gatherings. Radical curiosity. No PowerPoint slides. An unknown ROI.

The kind of conversations you'll still be turning over in your head six months later.

If that sounds like your kind of room, you're probably the kind of person we're looking for.

— Marc A. Ross

Founder @ Brigadoon | Chief Geopolitical Officer @ Caracal Global