Madeline Marotto

CEO- Mad Dog Productions

When Madeline Marotto was a kid, she was a performer, She sang and was in in a non-profit theatre company. Growing up in the Bay area in the 1980’s, Marotto was profoundly impressed by the concert promoter and music manager Bill Graham: To her, his concerts much more than just artistic performances: They were transcendent happenings where people came together to be moved by the music as a community that was thrilled to be part of a unique event. Marotto was one of the millions of music fans to witness the Live Aid concert in 1985 where A-List musicians and singers banded together in London and Philadelphia for a worldwide concert to raise money for starving people in Africa. It was at that moment that Marotto knew what she wanted to do with her life: She wanted to create massive, televised music events to help save the world.

*"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."*
*- Winston Churchill*

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CURRENT WORK

XQ inspires communities to help reshape high school so it prepares every American student for success in college, career and life. XQ: The Super School Project launched in September 2015 as an open call to rethink and design the next American high school. Thousands of school builders, and tens of thousands of supporters from towns and cities across all 50 states united to take on this important work. Nearly 4,000 teams of students, teachers, parents, community leaders and many more came together to conceptualize innovative models for 21st century learning. To date, XQ has pledged more than $100 million to a growing number of the most promising ideas, actively supporting these teams on their journeys to become Super Schools.

Stand Up To Cancer™ is an initiative created to accelerate groundbreaking cancer research that will get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives. SU2C™’s goal is to bring together the best and the brightest in the cancer community, encouraging collaboration instead of competition. By galvanizing the entertainment industry, SU2C™ creates awareness builds broad public support for this effort.

CREATIVE WORK