Marcos Piangers has been called “guru” by the UOL portal and “internet phenomenon” by O Globo. He has worked at Rede Globo and coordinated innovation teams in southern Brazil. Marcos Piangers has spoken at the biggest events and companies in Brazil, and on stages in Portugal and England, in addition to being a five-time speaker at TEDx, the largest conference of ideas in the world.
He is a writer, journalist, host and, above all, a defender of innovation. He has worked with digital platforms (Globo Media) and communication since 2001.
As an expert in innovation, Marcos Piangers explains his concept of the technological revolution, the characteristics of modern companies like Uber and WhatsApp, what scenarios we can expect in the near future, how to see new technologies as opportunities — and not threats, what is the most common characteristic among innovative companies or the importance of economic crises for innovation.
Likewise, Marcos Piangers disagrees with the idea that we have of technology as a destroyer of jobs, but he defends that it will be necessary to change mentality to adapt. Marcos Piangers deciphers the changes and provides the perceived trends on the changes in the new work structures. He shares the findings of his Back To Humans project, the research lab that has interviewed hundreds of professionals in six different countries and charts a more humane path, highlighting soft skills and emotional intelligence.
He also believes that educational institutions do not prepare children for the future context in which they will live, and that taking advantage of the knowledge available on the Internet will be essential for a better understanding of everything that surrounds us.
Marcos Piangers is the author of the bestselling book «Dad is Cool», with over 500,000 copies sold in Brazil, Portugal, Spain, England and the United States and called by Portuguese magazines “the coolest father in Brazil”. He participates in the literary project «Letters To My Young Self», which has featured Paul McCartney and Jamie Oliver.
With more than 5 million fans on social media, he was among the best influencers of 2020 in the category “behavior” of the iBest Award and won the 2020 Influencers Award.
In 2022, «Dad is Cool» was to cinemas, performed by Lázaro Ramos and Paolla Oliveira.
His videos have reached +500 billion views on the internet and his lecture was the highest rated for two years at the largest digital marketing event in Latin America.
