Colin has created and communicated the value of new and important ideas, initiatives, and organizations for 30 years. He’s guided dozens of global brands (generating over $500 million in revenues) and hundreds of entrepreneurs (securing over $85 million in funding).
His “Find Your Woods” TEDx and appearances on CNN’s “Going Green” have helped establish him as an internationally recognized voice for biomimicry and nature-based innovation. As a Liverpool MBA and LSU Tiger, Colin has lectured at universities including UCLA, USC, LMU, DePaul, The University of Helsinki, and the ESB Business School at Reutlingen University (Germany) where he was Visiting Faculty from 2020 to 2024. His certifications include Biomimicry Specialist, LEED Green Associate, and Living Future Ambassador.
Colin also directs the Net Zero Accelerator, founded by the U.S. Green Building Council’s LA Chapter to advance innovation in the built environment toward net zero energy, waste, water and carbon.
His “Find Your Woods” TEDx and “Going Green” on CNN International have helped further establish him as a leading advocate of next-gen sustainability and innovation inspired by nature.
With an MBA from the University of Liverpool and a bachelors in Business Administration from LSU, Colin lectures at UCLA, USC and Loyola Marymount and is a Visiting Faculty member at the Reutlingen University of applied science in Germany.