United Kingdom: Technology futurist, company founder, and investor
England
Europe
United Kingdom
Lindsey McInerney has spent her career helping people understand the impact of cutting-edge technologies and how they can adopt them. Her career has seen her build successful hyper-growth startups and advise Fortune 500 companies, the United Nations, and even the Royal Family.
Regarded as an internet nerd and tech futurist, Lindsey McInerney has launched multiple projects in the metaverse and web3 space. She remains excited about how crypto, blockchain, NFTs, and extended reality (XR) change our digital and physical landscape.
Her role as Global Head of Technology and Innovation at AB InBev (Anheuser-Busch) saw Lindsey McInerney launch Stella Artois into the metaverse. This she did in partnership with ZED Run a crypto horse race game.
The Cannes Lion Award nominated campaign put Stella Artois on the map as the first beer brand and FMCG company in the metaverse. The feat was well received by both traditional and crypto media.
In 2023, Lindsey McInerney was named on the Thinkers50 Radar List. She has also been named one of ‘The 30 Most Influential People in the Metaverse’, one of ‘The Most Prominent Digital Futurists to Watch Out For in 2022’, one of the ‘Top Players of the Metaverse’ and an ‘Adweek Pride Star class of 2022’.
Her role as Founder and CEO of Black Sun Labs sees Lindsey McInerney work with executives, teams, and various personalities to bring the latest technologies into their business. She is also the CEO of Sixth Wall. She co-founded this technology and entertainment company with actor/producer Mila Kunis and producer Lisa Sterbakov.
A sought-after technology speaker, Lindsey McInerney focuses on topics within the tech industry. Examples include the future of work, leadership, the future of education, and many others. She resides in the United Kingdom and speaks English.
“Lindsey played multiple integral roles at Hootsuite - both in North America and after she accepted a transfer to EMEA to help scale the team there. She overachieved in both locations and grateful for her dedication, strategy and focus. I would gladly work with her again in the future!Lindsey played multiple integral roles at Hootsuite - both in North America and after she accepted a transfer to EMEA to help scale the team there. She overachieved in both locations and grateful for her dedication, strategy and focus. I would gladly work with her again in the future!”
“Lindsey is a star - very bright, articulate, a great team player, terrific presenting to senior customers and a real pleasure to work with. I highly recommend Lindsey.Lindsey is a star - very bright, articulate, a great team player, terrific presenting to senior customers and a real pleasure to work with. I highly recommend Lindsey.”
“Lindsey has a unique ability to develop strong relationships with customers which contributed to her success in the role. Lindsey's work ethic is second to none. Combining her hard work, and strategic engagement she exceeded all client expectations. Lindsey was an integral member of our team and helped foster some of the strongest relationships I still manage today.Lindsey has a unique ability to develop strong relationships with customers which contributed to her success in the role. Lindsey's work ethic is second to none. Combining her hard work, and strategic engagement she exceeded all client expectations. Lindsey was an integral member of our team and helped foster some of the strongest relationships I still manage today.”
“I consider Lindsey to be one of the most knowledgeable professionals in the industry when it comes to investigating conversational trends and opinions about brands within social media. She possess a simultaneously curious and analytical mind that allows her to connect conversations in ways that reveal valuable insights for the businesses she represents. Additionally, she is an inventive business thinker with great follow-through: she identifies opportunities and helps her clients take advantage of them quickly.I consider Lindsey to be one of the most knowledgeable professionals in the industry when it comes to investigating conversational trends and opinions about brands within social media. She possess a simultaneously curious and analytical mind that allows her to connect conversations in ways that reveal valuable insights for the businesses she represents. Additionally, she is an inventive business thinker with great follow-through: she identifies opportunities and helps her clients take advantage of them quickly.”
“I worked with Lindsey at Syncapse on three separate projects. In our time together, I found Lindsey to be an incredibly bright thinker and communicator. I attended a number of client meetings with Lindsey and having Lindsey in the meeting I found her to be invaluable. Her ability to convey big ideas to a client is excellent and her skills on executing on those ideas are equally as great. I would encourage anyone to work with Lindsey if given the opportunity.”