Founder, Mary McGuinness
Mary has been a journalist and strategic futures analyst for 20+ years. Before launching The Futurist NYC, she was a consultant at Ogilvy & Mather. Prior, she was Co-owner and EVP of strategic futures agency Sputnik and Cofounding Director of Sputnik Observatory, a not-for-profit cultural institute and Webby Award Honoree.
As a journalist, Mary has had the pleasure of conducting original, filmed interviews with notable figures, ranging from entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, to scientists, academics and space mavericks. As a strategic futures analyst, Mary has advised numerous multinationals on how best to anticipate tomorrow's agenda. Past clients include Ogilvy/Samsung, Ogilvy/IBM, DuPont, Johnson & Johnson, IFF, Philips Design, Cargill, Unilever, Coca-Cola, Pepsi Cola, Nissan, GM, Toyota, among others.
Mary's expertise in foresight and publishing led her to launch TF, an independent American media company that looks through the lens of the future to report on the ideas, trends and predictions shaping business and society. TF produces TF Originals, an interview podcast; The Prediction Paper, a bimonthly bulletin; Future Ideas of the Year, an annual digest; and TF Magazine, an online quarterly publication.
Mary attended the University of Oxford, Hertford College, and earned her Bachelor of Arts in Literature & Rhetoric from Binghamton University. She's an avid cycler, an Ivory Snow baby, and her mother was a fan of alliteration.
Journalism Experience
Mary began her career as a journalist in 1993, and started her career as an entrepreneur in 2000. She has interviewed 100+ notable figures in industry and academia and has been the executive producer of 400+ original, digitally filmed interviews conducted via a network of correspondents that she has mentored and managed around the world.
Reporter Reel
In today's age of high-res, AI-generated super sleek videos, here you have a banged up, low-res, glued-together reel of high substance. The following highlight reel features short excerpts from a few interviews McGuinness has conducted with leading experts across industry and expertise.
Interviews
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David Abram, Ecologist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Michelle Addington, Dean of Architecture.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2007)
Christopher Ahlberg, CEO, Recorded Future.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2014)
Alisa Andrasek, Designer.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2006)
Colin Andrews, Author.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Jelle Atema, Ichthyologist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
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Philip Ball, Science Writer.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2006)
Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, Physicist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2006)
John Perry Barlow, Cyberlibertarian.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2000)
Robert Bauval, Writer.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
John Beaulieu, Musical Artist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Jacques Benveniste, Immunologist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2004)
Janine Benyus, Science Writer.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Robert Bigelow, Businessman.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2000)
Stewart Brand, Writer.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2000)
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Fritjof Capra, Physicist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2001)
​Gunnar Carlsson, Mathematician.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2014)
Carlucci, Artist.
Journalist, digitally filmed in-person interview. (1998)
Tom Cellucci, Serial Entrepreneur.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Vinton Cerf, Internet Pioneer.
Journalist and Executive of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2006)
George Church, Geneticist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2011)
Constance Classen, Cultural Historian.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Manfred Clynes, Scientist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Rita Colwell, Microbiologist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2009)
Peter Coppin, Cognitive Science Designer.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2000)
Diana Cox-Foster, Researcher.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2009)
Hilly Crystal, Owner CBGB.
Journalist, in-person audio interview recorded on cassette.
Richard Cytowic, Neurologist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
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Bill Davenhall, Geomedicine founder.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2011)
Erik Davis, Writer.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2000)
Wade Davis, Explorer-in-Residence, National Geographic Society.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Daniel Dennett, Cognitive Scientist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2000)
Tim Draper, Venture Capitalist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2014)
Ann Druyan, Documentary Producer.
Executive of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2000)
Steven Dunifer, Founder, Free Radio Berkeley.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2006)
Freeman Dyson, Theoretical Physicist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2000)
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Hinderk Emrich, Psychiatrist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Jem Finer, Musician.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Stuart Firestein, Researcher.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Amy Franchesini, Artist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2000)
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Brian Goodwin, Biologist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2007)
Thomas Goetz, Author.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2011)
Thomas J. Goodwin, Cellular Physiologist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Paul Grayson, Entrepreneur.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2000)
Doze Green, Artist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2000)
Lester Grinspoon, Psychiatrist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2003)
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David Hackenberg, Beekeeper.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2009)
Bernard Haisch, Astrophysicist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Sean Hanna, Professor.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2007)
Honor Harger, Curator.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Jonathan J. Harris, Artist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2006)
Paul Hawken, Environmentalist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Michael Hensel, Architect.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2007)
Rachel Herz, Psychologist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Mae-Wan Ho, Geneticist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2006)
Reid Hoffman, Internet Entrepreneur.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2006)
Roald Hoffman, Chemist, Noble Prize Winner, 1981.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Naut Humon, Composer.
Journalist, digitally filmed in-person interview. (1998)
Wendy Hurwitz, Mind/Body Practitioner.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2004)
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Donald Ingber, Bioengineer.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2007)
Salim Ismail, Serial Entrepreneur.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2014)
Zoltan Istvan, Futurist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2004)
Mitchell Joachim, Architect.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2006)
Jalak Jobanputra, Venture Capitalist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2014)
Ellen Jorgensen, Molecular Biologist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2014)
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Michio Kaku, Physicist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Robert Kalin, Founder, Etsy.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2006)
Jan Kaplicky, Architect.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2006)
Brad Katsuyama, CEO, IEX.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2016)
Jofish Kaye, Computer Scientist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Kevin Kelly, Editor.
Executive Producer of in-person digitally filmed interview. (2002)
Dacher Keltner, Psychology professor.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2011)
Christina Kubisch, Composer.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2006)
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Dr. Stephen LaBerge, Psychophysiologist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2000)
Vasant Lad, Physician.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Jaron Lanier, Computer Scientist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2000)
Ervin Laszlo, Philosopher.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Iara Lee, Producer and Director.
Journalist, digitally filmed in-person interview. (1998)
Janna Levin, Cosmologist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Margaret Livingstone, Professor of Neurobiology, Harvard.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Greg Lynn, Architect.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2006)
Joseph Lubin, CEO, ConsenSys.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2016)
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John Maeda, Designer, Sapient.
Journalist, digitally filmed in-person interview. (1999)
Chico MacMurtrie, Artist.
Journalist, digitally filmed in-person interview. (1998)
Fabian Maman, Musician.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2007)
Lynn Margulis, Evolutionary biologist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Takasaki Masahuru, Architect.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Ernst Mayr, Biologist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2003)
Lucy McRae, Body Architect.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2011)
Rollin McCraty, Researcher.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2011)
Ralph Metzner, Psychologist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2003)
Paul D. Miller, Composer.
Journalist, digitally filmed in-person interview. (1999)
Jeffrey Mishlove, Clinical psychologist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Susmita Mohanty, Spaceship designer.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2006)
Hans Moravec, Computer Scientist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2000)
Harold Morowitz, Biophysicist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Jacki Morie, Virtual Reality Pioneer.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2014)
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Shahid Naeem, Biologist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2009)
Maurice Nio, Architect.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Tim O’Reilly, CEO, O'Reilly Media.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2014)
Jack Ox, Artist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2000)
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Trevor Paglen, Artist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2006)
Arvind Palep, Film Producer.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2006)
David Peat, Physicist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Alex "Sandy" Pentland, Computer Scientist.
Journalist, digitally filmed in-person interview. (1999)
Lee & Glenn Perry, Founders, Samadhi Tank Company.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Candace Pert, Neuroscientist and pharmacologist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
John Petersen, Futurist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2011)
Bettina Pause, Psychologist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2003)
Fritz Popp, Biophysicist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2006)
Jill Purce, Voice Teacher.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Hal Puthoff, Engineer, SRI.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Karl Pribram, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
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Dean Radin, Scientist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Dee Dee Ramone, Musician.
Journalist, audio interview recorded on cassette. (1996)
Martin Rees, Cosmologist and astrophysicist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2003)
Edmund Rolls, Neuroscientist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2003)
Pamela Ronald, Plant geneticist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2009)
Michael Rose, Biologist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2011)
Peter Russell, Writer.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Louis Fox and Jonah Sachs, The Meatrix.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2006)
Paul Saffo, Technology forecaster.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2014)
Dorion Sagan, Writer.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2000)
Stefan Sagmeister, Graphic Designer.
Journalist, digitally filmed in-person interview. (1998)
Katie Salen, Game Designer and Animator.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2006)
Jack Sarfatti, Theoretical physicist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2009)
Nitin Sawhney, Musician.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Marilyn Schlitz, Anthropologist.
Executive Producer of in-person digitally filmed interview. (2002)
Vivian Selbo, Artist.
Journalist, digitally filmed in-person interview. (1998)
Mike Sha, Founder, SigFig.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed interview. (2016)
Rupert Sheldrake, Author and Biologist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Lee M. Silver, Biologist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2006)
R.U. Sirius, Writer.
Journalist, digitally filmed in-person interview. (1998)
Lee Smolin, Physicist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2000)
Lars Spuybroek, Architect.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2006)
Bruce Sterling, Science fiction author.
Journalist, digitally filmed in-person interview. (1999)
Ian Stewart, Mathematician.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Mandayam Srinivasan, Founder, The Touch Lab, MIT.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Tavares Strachen, Artist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2006)
Ingo Swann, Author.
Non-recorded conversation at his Bowery Street home. (2003)
Anthony Synnott, Sociologist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
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Diana Thater, Artist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
ThreeASFOUR (formerly AsFour), Fashion House.
Journalist, digitally filmed in-person interview. (1999)
Robert Thurman, Buddhist author.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Lester Thurow, Political Economist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2000)
Josh Tickell, Film Director.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2006)
Sissel Tolass, Artist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Luca Turin, Biophysicist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Ossi Urchs, Internet media pioneer.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Jacques Vallee, Venture Capitalist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2006)
Alberto Villoldo, Medical anthropologist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2003)
Vernor Vinge, Computer Scientist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2000)
Natasha Vita-More, Human enhancement designer.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Andreas Vogler, Architect.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2006)
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Scott Walchek, Tech entrepreneur.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed interview. (2016)
Brendan Walker, Artist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2006)
Duncan Watts, Social scientist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2011)
Andrew Weil, Integrative health doctor.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Geoffrey West, Theoretical Physicist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2011)
John Anthony West, Author.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
John Wheeler, Theoretical Physicist.
On-Set. Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)
Eric White, Artist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2000)
George Whitesides, Chemist.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2003)
Stephen Wolfram, Computer Scientist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed interview (2025)
Heather Wood Ion, Cultural Anthropologist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2011)
Richard Wool, Chemical Engineer.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2006)
Will Wright, Game designer.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2003)
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Hiro Yamagata, Artist.
Journalist and Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2007)
Danah Zohar, Management thought leader.
Executive Producer of digitally filmed in-person interview. (2002)