Mick Ebeling

The Biography

Mick Ebeling is a film, television, and commercial producer, philanthropist, technology trailblazer, author, entrepreneur, and public speaker who has won every major creative and advertising award. He is the CEO of Not Impossible Labs, a multiple-award-winning social innovation lab and production company whose mission is to develop creative solutions to real-world problems. Raised in a family of entrepreneurs and philanthropists, Ebeling lives by the motto, "If not now, when; if not me, who." Named one of Ad Age's "Top 50 Most Creative People," his mantra of "Commit, then figure it out" allows him to convene, connect, and empower a team of thinkers, dreamers, hackers, and doers to change the world. Working with a wide variety of Fortune 500 companies, Ebeling shares the important message of creating "Technology for the Sake of Humanity," and encourages others to do the same. Mick Ebeling's unconventional approach to problem solving brought to life highly acclaimed initiatives: The EyeWriter, Project Daniel, Don's Voice, and most recently, Music Not Impossible. These inventions have found solutions to previously unworkable problems including bringing the ability to draw back to a paraplegic street artist, 3D-printed arms to Sudanese amputees, and a 'voice' to an ALS patient who had not spoken to his wife in over 15 years. Since its creation, the EyeWriter achieved noteworthy press and appearances including TIME magazine's "Top 50 Inventions of 2010," as well as being honored at Ad Age and Creativity's 2010 "The Idea Conference." The device is now part of the permanent collection of New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). A recipient of the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year Award, a two-time South by Southwest Innovation Award Winner, one of Wired magazine's "Agents of Change," and listed as one of the most influential creative people by The Creativity 50's, Ebeling brings audiences to tears with emotional stories of using technology to assist ALS patients, Sudanese amputees, and more. Mick Ebeling's book, Not Impossible: The Art and Joy of Doing What Couldn't Be Done, recounts the life experiences that led to the founding of Not Impossible. Praised by Jillian Michaels as "a road map to changing your life by changing the lives of others," and hailed by Deepak Chopra as "the template for a new science of consciousness," the book is now in its fifth printing and has been translated into multiple languages.