Pass It On: Mentor Young Innovators Building a Better Future

Seán Gallen is a half Irish, half Martinican artist and writer who studied Film and English Literature at the University of Glasgow. In 2023, he was a resident on the Rachel Baptiste Programme, debuting work on the Dublin Theater Festival stage, and was awarded the Virgin Media Discovers Fund. His second short film, The Head on Him, premiered at Dublin International Film Festival 2024 and continues its festival run with screenings at Pöff, Show Me Shorts, and Belfast Film Festival, among others.

Seán is also a mentor with National Talent Academies, supporting emerging filmmakers from underrepresented backgrounds as they build careers in film and television.
He currently serves as Senior Storytelling and Content Manager at beVisioneers: The Mercedes-Benz Fellowship.

Coralie Jacquot is Mentorship Lead at beVisioneers: The Mercedes-Benz Fellowship, where she oversees a global network of more than 1,500 mentors supporting young innovators building planet-positive projects. Her work spans mentorship strategy, strategic partnerships, community-building, and impact measurement across the fellowship’s global ecosystem.

A Prince 2 Certified Project Manager trained in Business Management and International Affairs, Coralie has spent nearly four years at beVisioneers in roles ranging from Program Manager to Chief of Staff. Earlier in her career, she worked across UN agencies and private organizations in Paris, New York, Berlin, Kyrgyzstan, and Rwanda, focused on Education, Health, Social Innovation, and Entrepreneurship.

Jeff is a co-founder of MEA and helped shape much of the philosophy, teaching style, and curriculum that defines our world-class programming. A teacher, writer, and community builder, Jeff is one of MEA’s most beloved facilitators.

He began his career as a sustainability geek in the 1990s, spending decades as an investor, grant maker, and innovation consultant working with governments and Fortune 500 companies, including NASA, Nike, IKEA, Walmart, and BP. He has also taught sustainability courses at Wharton, Berkeley, and Stanford, and has run a variety of accelerator and incubation programs in the past and have helped raise a lot of capital for social entrepreneurs. He has been volunteering as a venture coach and mentor for beVisioneers since 2025.