All You Need Is Love…and a Little Brilliance

The momentum is real! And we’re just getting started.

We’re only 45 days in, and there’s already so much to love about this year. Plus a few brilliant moments we’re still celebrating from last year!

What do you love about IOB? Let us know in the comments below!


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Mark Fairbanks, Co-Founder & Executive Director

Mark Fairbanks is Cofounder and Executive Director of Islands of Brilliance. Mark brings his background in visual and user-centered design to develop curriculum as well as the overall experience of IOB. With 25 years of experience working in advertising, design and digital agencies in Milwaukee and Minneapolis—not to mention work published in prestigious international award shows including Communication Arts and The One Show—his standing in the creative community is a great asset in recruiting the hundreds of professionals and undergraduate students who represent the IOB volunteer community.

Mark is also the Social Entrepreneur in Residence at UW-Milwaukee’s Lubar Entrepreneurship Center, where he provides mentorship to student entrepreneurs and leads workshops on social innovation. He is also the host and curator of Social Good Morning – a monthly speaker series featuring local leaders in the social innovation movement.

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