Former VP Innovation, Assembly
Glimpse Group (NASDAQ: VRAR) Advisor
Futurist · Speaker · Founder
THE
FUTURIST
FORTUNE 500
EXECUTIVES
CALL FIRST.
Vogue Top 100
Innovators 2024
MIT Media Lab Partner — 36th
Official
CHANEL Advisory
Board
M7 Innovations is the R&D firm Fortune 500 CEOs call when they can’t afford to be wrong about what’s next.
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The M7 Principle
When the world’s most powerful brands
need to know
what’s next —
they don’t guess.
They call Matt Maher.
Media & Appearances
Seen on the
World’s Stages.
From primetime television to the most listened-to podcasts in tech, Matt Maher brings clarity to complexity in front of any audience, anywhere in the world.
MIT · Keynote Address
MIT Keynote: The Future of AI, Technology & Humans
From MIT to CHANEL to Pivot with Kara Swisher & Scott Galloway.
CHANEL · Keynote Address
Master of Ceremonies: Innovation & The Future of Luxury
From MIT to CHANEL to Pivot with Kara Swisher & Scott Galloway.
Weekly Series
The M7 Innovation Brief
Vox Media · Pivot Podcast
On Pivot with Kara Swisher & Scott Galloway
Matt Maher · Speaker Reel
The Matt Maher Sizzle Reel
Matt Maher
Futurist · Founder, M7 Innovations
Recognition
Vogue Top 100 Innovators 2024
Research Partner
MIT Media Lab — 36th Official Partner
Advisory Roles
CHANEL · Glimpse Group NASDAQ: VRAR
Award
Webby Award: Best Use of Filter & Lenses
Previous Role
VP Innovation, Assembly (AdAge AoY 2018)
Media
Pivot Podcast · i24 Primetime TV
The Founder
THE ARCHITECT Of What’s Next.
Featured In
Forbes
Barron’s
Vogue
Adweek
Digiday
Quartz
Men’s Journal
Retail Touchpoints
M7 Innovation Brief
The 90-Second Brief That CEOs Clear Their Calendars For.
90 seconds. Every Thursday. 350+ episodes.
5+
Years Running
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Episodes
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What We Build
Emerging Tech,
Realized.
M7 deploys across every major frontier technology, not as theorists but as hands-on builders who have shipped real work for real brands.
01
Artificial Intelligence
02
AR / VR / Mixed Reality
03
IoT & Physical AI
04
Voice Technology
05
Web3 & NFC
06
Drone Technology
07
Gaming & eSports
08
Emerging Media
Keynote Speaking
Bringing the Future
to Every Keynote.
Matt Maher has keynoted CES, SXSW, E*Trade, AdClubNY, Brand Innovators, and private Fortune 500 events worldwide, translating the most complex technology trends into clear, actionable strategy.
01
AI & Search
The AI-First Search Playbook
A practical roadmap for executive teams — from ChatGPT and DALL-E to GEO, AEO, and agentic AI. Built for leaders who need to act now.
CES
SXSW
Fortune 500 Events
02
Web3 & Digital Evolution
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the New Internet
Web3 opportunities, digital ownership, and the internet’s evolution — for brands and executives who need clarity on what’s next without the hype.
AdClubNY
Brand Innovators
Outthinker Network
03
Commerce & Loyalty
Virtual Retail & the Future of Loyalty
How Web3, AR/VR, and emerging platforms are reshaping e-commerce, loyalty, and brand experience — with real cases and strategies your team can deploy.
E*Trade Offsite
Retail Innovation
AWE XR
04
Media & ESG
Energy Consumption in Media + Social
The environmental cost of our digital platforms — what brands and executives need to know about ESG, digital sustainability, and the platform economy.
Sizmek Global
Industry Panels
Private Events
Selected Work
Results for Iconic Brands.
Bollé Nevada — Augmented Reality
Award-Winning AR Try-On That Rewrote the Commerce Playbook
456%Year-over-year sales increase post-launchAugmented Reality · Webby Award Winner
Suffolk Construction — NFC + IoT
80,000 Interactions in 14 Days
80KInteractions in 14 daysNFC · IoT
CHANEL — Metaverse & AR
Snapchat’s First-Ever Haptic Shake Activation
Metaverse · Haptics · World First
36
Official
Partner
Named MIT Media Lab Partner — February 2025
The ’36th Official Partner’ headline + badge.
Trusted by the world’s most iconic organizations
Amazon
CHANEL
Panera
Bollé
Cox
Harvard Medical
Suffolk
Spy Optic
The Team
Specialists in What’s Next.
Matt Maher
Founder — Futurist
Jess Merrell
Chief Operating Officer
Nick Godfrey
Chief Client Officer
Aleyna Gross
GenZ Whisperer
Terry Weldon
Web3 Warlock
Eimear Tyrell
Senior Strategist
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