Marc Kielburger

About

Marc Kielburger

Co-Founder, Fulfilled Life
New York Times Bestselling Author
Social Entrepreneur
Longevity & Fulfillment Leader

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Health  Isn’t Lost All At Once

It Unravels Quietly

At first, it was subtle.

Energy fading too soon. A little extra weight that wouldn’t budge. Moments of joy that somehow felt muted.

Eventually, Marc Kielburger could no longer ignore it.

He was 50 pounds overweight, pre-diabetic and so fatigued that he would fall asleep at the wheel. Even joyful moments with his daughters felt distant. Doctors offered prescriptions and band-aid solutions, but Marc found himself asking a
different question…

Why Was He So Sick and ​Unhappy in the First Place?

Years earlier, Archbishop Desmond Tutu had shared a parable with him. Children were being swept downstream in a rushing river. Villagers jumped in to save them, one after another. But no matter how many they rescued, more kept coming.

Finally, one villager stopped leaping into the water and ran upstream to find out who was throwing the children in.

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That lesson, to go upstream to find the root cause, would later save his life.

So Marc went upstream.

What he discovered changed everything.

The deeper problem wasn’t simply diabetes, depression or burnout. It was disconnection. Disconnection from self, from others, from nature, from purpose.

The Antidote Is Reconnection

And the science of reconnection became his life’s work.

Along his journey back, Marc sought wisdom from extraordinary guides. Deepak Chopra showed him the bridge between consciousness and health. Dave Asprey opened the door to biohacking. The Dalai Lama reminded him of interconnection. Conversations with Oprah Winfrey, Mel Robbins and Dr. Vivek Murthy deepened his understanding of resilience, love and fulfillment.
Each offered a piece of the puzzle.

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Turning Reconnection Into Organizations Built to Make a Difference

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Marc didn’t just explore these ideas. He helped build organizations that put them into practice. Baraka Hospital in rural Kenya provides thousands of patients with care that once required a seven-kilometer journey by wheelbarrow. Legacy College and the Dalai Lama Center help cultivate compassion and purpose in the next generation of leaders. 

Today, Marc co-leads Legacy+, a global collective of strategists, designers, creators, storytellers and innovators that helps companies, foundations and individuals turn purpose into movements and legacy projects.

His own health journey led him deeper into longevity medicine, biohacking, personalized health and the relationship between physical health and fulfillment.

Together, these experiences led Marc toward a more integrated understanding of what it means to live well.

What Emerged Is the ​Longevity Trifecta

A framework for living your longest, best and healthiest life.

Longevity Medicine

Reconnects at the biological level, giving you more time.

01

Biohacking

Reconnects at the cellular level, restoring your energy.

02

Fulfilled Living

Reconnects at the holistic level, giving you love, meaning and purpose.

03

When these three come together, they multiply. You reconnect to who you really are.

Marc Has Spent Years
Putting These Ideas Into Practice

Through Unlimited Life, Marc brings longevity medicine, biohacking and fulfillment together around the individual.

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Trifecta Health takes personalization deeper through science-driven diagnostics and insights rooted in an individual’s DNA.

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House of Evolution explores the leading edge of longevity through advanced and emerging therapies.

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Together, they represent different approaches to a shared ambition:
To help people live their longest, healthiest and best lives.

But Living Longer Is Only Part of the Equation

What is health without the people you love?
What is achievement without meaning?
What is happiness without fulfillment?

Living longer matters. Living deeply matters just as much.

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Fulfillment ​Isn’t an Add-On to Life

It’s How Life Comes Together

For Marc, fulfillment is love, connection, family and health.

For someone else, it may look entirely different.

There is no universal formula for a fulfilled life. It cannot be prescribed. It begins by understanding what matters most and reconnecting with the people, places, purpose and experiences that make life feel most alive.

That belief sits at the heart of Fulfilled Life.

Fulfilled Life

A deeply personalized approach to living your longest, healthiest and best life, bringing together advanced science, ancient wisdom, extraordinary experiences, learning, connection and service.

Different pathways. One philosophy.

Reconnect to who you truly are and what matters most.

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A​ Life ​Built Around Connection

For more than 30 years, Marc has helped companies, foundations and individuals bring purpose to life. He has worked with global organizations including Microsoft, Unilever, Walgreens and Allstate, and with individuals including Oprah Winfrey, Sir Richard Branson and Sheryl Sandberg.

A prolific author, Marc has co-authored 10 books, including the New York Times bestseller ME to WE, the international bestseller WEconomy and What Is My Legacy?, written with Craig Kielburger, Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King. He also co-hosts the My Legacy podcast and syndicated
radio show
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Marc serves as Chancellor of Legacy College in Kenya and is co-founder of the Dalai Lama Center and Unlimited Life. He has hosted more than 130 stadium events across North America and the UK, welcoming more than 1.5 million attendees.

A graduate of Harvard University in International Relations, Marc was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship and earned a law degree from Oxford University. He is a member of the Order of Canada, has received 10 honorary doctorates and degrees and has been inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame.

Across all of it, one idea continues to guide his work…

Fulfillment Begins With Connection

Connection to yourself.
Connection to others.
Connection to the world around you.