Marianne Brisson, M.Sc.
Marianne is the founder of Seaze. Born in Québec, Canada, she grew up on the Gaspé coast, next to the ocean. With Seaze, she hopes to bring inspiration to the current and next generation, while giving a voice to women and BIPOC—the people who are the most underrepresented in both business and ocean spaces. She currently is a business strategy and marketing consultant and works with impact-driven organizations, such as Whale Seeker. Before this, she served as an advisor for the Canadian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and as a director of ocean innovation for a local economic development organization in her home region. Marianne holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a Master of Science degree in Management and International Business. In 2019, she was selected as a Duke Global Fellow for Marine Conservation and spent a summer studying drones for marine conservation and ecology. She now lives in Oregon, USA with her husband, and pomeranian rescued dog named Pink.
Antonia Nicholls, M.Sc.
Antonia is the co-host of Seaze. She holds a Master of Science in Clinical and Public Health Nutrition. She recently embarked on a new professional journey as a Business Development Representative at Opna, a start-up unlocking capital for climate projects, with speed, scale and equity. Prior to this, she worked at Kana Earth. She obtained her PADI Advanced (Junior) Open Water Diver certification at 11 years old and started freediving in 2021 in France. She currently holds a PADI level one Freediver certification. She was born in France and holds the Irish, South African and British nationalities. She has lived in France, Brazil, Monaco, Malaysia, the Netherlands and the UK. She dreams of freediving with whales. She now lives in London, UK.