Mick Ebeling | |
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| Born | June 26, 1970 [1] |
| Alma mater | UC Santa Barbara ('92) |
| Occupation(s) | Inventor, Social Entrepreneur, Speaker, Philanthropist |
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Mick Ebeling (born June 26, 1970)[1] is an American inventor, entrepreneur, author, speaker and philanthropist who focuses on developing groundbreaking technology that benefits humanity. Ebeling is the recipient of the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year Award[2] and was named as one of the “Top 50 Most Creative People” by Fortune Magazine, a WIRED Agent of Change,[3] 2x SXSW Innovation Award winner,[4] a 2x Tribeca Disruptor Award winner,[5] and the only person to receive TIME Magazine's Top Invention of the Year 2 times – for the Eyewriter in 2010[6] and Bento in 2021.[7]
Ebeling is the founder and CEO of Not Impossible Labs,[8] social tech incubator whose stated mission is to “create technology for the sake of humanity.” To date, 3 companies have been spun off from the incubator: Bento, Music:Not Impossible, and Vibrohealth. Ebeling is also founded the nonprofit organization The Not Impossible Foundation.[9]
- ^ a b Chang, Andrea (April 25, 2014). "Great Read: With ingenuity and a 3-D printer, group changes lives". Los Angeles Times.
The 43-year-old graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a degree in political science
- ^ "Mick Ebeling and Daniel Epstein". Fortune. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
- ^ "Engineering Creative Answers to Impossible Problemas". Wired. October 22, 2015.
- ^ "65 Finalists Announced for the 2017 Interactive Innovation Awards". SXSW. January 23, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
- ^ "Disruptor Awards". Disruptor Awards. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
- ^ Webley, Kayla (November 11, 2010). "The 50 Best Inventions of 2010 - TIME". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
- ^ "Bento: The 100 Best Inventions of 2021". Time. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
- ^ "Not Impossible Labs". Not Impossible Labs.
- ^ "Mick Ebeling | Profile on". Ted.com. Retrieved October 4, 2012.