The Congo Diaries

As the CEO andCo-Founder of Brave Wilderness, Emmy-Award winner MarkVins has been able to drive support for wildlife conservation efforts byeducating and inspiring his 19M subscriber audience to action. By exploring theworld to understand the earth's most interesting creatures and natural phenomenon,the Brave Wilderness channel has skyrocketed in popularityon YouTube, reaching over 4 billion views and making the company the digitalleader in the wildlife and nature space.

Mark's goal for Brave Wilderness is to revolutionize how people learn andinteract with the natural world by becoming the epicenter of animal andadventure-based entertainment. The journey to achieve BraveWilderness' conservation goals began when Mark met Coyote Petersonat The Ohio State University, where Mark earned a B.S. and studied film,theatre and business. The two shared a vision to inspire people aroundthe world to understand and protect the earth's delicate ecosystems and makethe wildest parts of the world accessible through video. Mark's creativetalents, along with his passion for adventure and filmmaking, has led him todirect and host hundreds of hours of wildlife and adventure videos over thepast decade. Mark has been featured on media outlets such as Deadline, Good Morning America, and Hollywood Reporter.