Intelligence + connections + Gatherings

I started Brigadoon in 2013 out of genuine frustration — too much time with the same people, thinking the same way.

The premise is simple: connect entrepreneurs, subject matter experts, and civic leaders who believe in the power of conversation and embrace curiosity.

I have sat through too many conferences with too many panels, too much posturing, and not enough actual thinking — learning nothing I couldn't have found in a good book.

My work has taken me across four continents, analyzing how power, commerce, and culture intersect in ways most people don't see coming. What I've learned — from boardrooms in New York City to art exhibits in Singapore, from national campaigns in the US and the UK to conversations with Chinese diplomats — is that the most useful intelligence flows between people who trust each other enough to think out loud.

Brigadoon is my attempt to build that room, deliberately and repeatedly.

Today, it runs on three things:

Intelligence — a daily newsletter and expert calls that connect what's happening beyond the headlines.

Connections — a curated network of founders, investors, journalists, doctors, designers, and civic leaders who think across disciplines.

Gatherings — a winter camp in Utah, a remote week in Scotland, salon dinners in between.

Small. Radical curiosity. No PowerPoint slides. An unknown ROI.

The kind of insights and conversations you'll still be turning over in your head six months later.

If that sounds like your kind of room, you're probably the kind of person we're looking for.

Know what's next.

— Marc A. Ross

Founder @ Brigadoon