Marc Enrique Tawil (born, December 16, 1973) is a Brazilian communication strategist, educator, writer, and entrepreneur, active in the fields of communication, reputation, and leadership. He gained national prominence in 2016 by leading the first Brazilian edition of LinkedIn Top Voices.
He currently works as a consultant and columnist, producing content focused on topics such as communication, business, and the future of work for Exame and Rádio 98News. Over a 17-year period, he worked in major Brazilian media groups, including Globo, O Estado de S. Paulo, Band, and Jovem Pan.
As a speaker, he delivers lectures on communication, the future of work, digital culture, multigenerational dynamics in organizations, and the impact of artificial intelligence on leadership. Over the years, he has participated in events such as TED, Gramado Summit, and Web Summit Lisbon, among others.
Biography Marc Tawil was born in São Paulo into a Jewish family of Sephardic origin, with Syrian and Lebanese roots. He is the son of Mireille Demal Tawil, an Egyptian born in Cairo, and Isaac Tawil, artistically known as Jacques Lelong, a Lebanese born in Beirut. His parents immigrated separately to France, where they met and married, later settling in Brazil in the year of his birth.
He completed his early education at the Lycée international and later at institutions connected to the Jewish community, such as Renascença School, where he studied at different campuses in the city of São Paulo. During this period, he maintained a connection with Jewish cultural and religious practices and participated in community-based educational activities.
He began his professional career in the early 1990s as an editor of a print publication aimed at the Jewish community. Over the following years, until 2010, he worked for media groups such as Jovem Pan, Grupo Estado, and Band, where he gained experience as a journalist and reporter.
In 2010, he left traditional newsroom roles to pursue entrepreneurship in corporate communication, founding his own company, Tawil Comunicação. From that point on, he worked in content production, consulting, and the development of communication strategies for companies and leadership figures.
In 2016, he gained national prominence through LinkedIn, where he topped the Top Voices list in Brazil, which recognizes users with high relevance and engagement on the platform. His articles addressed topics related to behavior, career, and communication, achieving wide reach and impact.
In the following years, he consolidated his work as a communication strategist, focusing on reputation, positioning, and organizational communication. He has worked as a speaker and consultant, while maintaining an active presence on digital platforms and in professional training initiatives. During this period, he also resumed activities in the press, working as a radio commentator and columnist, producing content on topics such as business, communication, and the future of work.
Journalism career Tawil began his journalism career in the early 1990s, when he joined the staff of Resenha Judaica, then a print newspaper serving the Jewish community in São Paulo, where he worked as a content editor.
Between 1997 and 2000, he worked at Rádio Jovem Pan, progressing from radio monitoring to international editor. In 2000, he moved to Jornal da Tarde, then the second daily newspaper of Grupo Estado, where he remained until 2007. Between 2008 and 2010, he was part of BandNews FM in São Paulo, and in 2009 was noted as the station’s only field reporter.
In 2018, he returned to radio as a commentator on the São Paulo edition of the program Café das 6, on Rádio Globo, a morning show hosted by Mariana Godoy.
Between 2019 and 2021, he rejoined Jovem Pan, where he hosted the podcast Autoperformance, focused on topics such as personal development, communication, and leadership. From 2019 to 2025, he wrote the column “Future of Work” for Época Negócios, initially published weekly and later biweekly.
In 2025, he began writing a column for Exame, featuring analyses on marketing, communication, and influence, and also started contributing daily commentary on the future of work for Rádio 98 News, based in Belo Horizonte.
Throughout his career, he has also collaborated with outlets such as Portal Comunique-se, InfoMoney, and Transformação Digital.
Communication entrepreneurship In 2010, Tawil began working as an entrepreneur in the field of communication when he founded Dialoog, an agency focused on corporate communication and leadership positioning. In 2016, the company was renamed Tawil Comunicação, expanding its scope to areas such as reputation, personal branding, and organizational communication. In 2020, the agency’s operations were discontinued, and Tawil began working independently on projects involving strategic consulting, executive education, and public speaking.
During its period of activity, the company obtained certifications and recognition in the areas of management and workplace environment. In 2017, it received B Corporation (B Corp) certification, granted by Sistema B. In 2018, it was included in the global Best for the World ranking, which recognizes organizations for their performance in social and environmental practices. In 2019, it was named the best small business to work for in Brazil in the “Small Companies” category by the Great Place to Work ranking. In 2021, it was again included in the Best for the World rankings, in evaluations related to ESG practices.
Education and academic activities Tawil holds a degree in Social Communication from Universidade São Judas Tadeu. He also earned an MBA in Business Management from Fundação Getulio Vargas and an MBA in Marketing from the College of Agriculture at the University of São Paulo.
He works as a graduate-level lecturer at higher education institutions, including HSM University, PUC-RS, and the University of São Paulo, and is also involved in professional training activities in the field of communication, participating in educational programs and digital platforms. He is a senior instructor at LinkedIn Learning, where he teaches courses focused on topics such as communication, positioning, and relational intelligence.
Boards and institutional involvement Tawil is a member of the Ipsos Reputation Council, an international forum that brings together experts to discuss topics related to trust, reputation, and public opinion. He also serves as an advisory board member of Escola da Nuvem and as a director of the Brazilian Israelite Confederation (CONIB). He is also a member of Administradores.com and BR Nation.
In Brazil, he has participated in editorial and advisory boards of organizations connected to business, education, and communication, such as HSM Management magazine, the Institute for Refugee Reintegration (Adus), and the Comunique-se ecosystem. He also served as a director of Instituto Capitalismo Consciente Brasil.
Published works Tawil is an author, co-author, and editor of non-fiction works. As an author, he published Trânsito Assassino – As Mortes Aumentam, Ninguém Liga (2007), a reportage-style book on traffic violence in Brazil. As a co-author, he contributed to Haja Saco, O Livro (2009). He has also worked as an editor on books such as Um Olhar (2018), and O Pulo do Gato: esse gato ninguém segura (2018). He is the author of the foreword to Social Selling 4.0 (2019).
As author and co-author
2007 – Trânsito Assassino – As Mortes Aumentam, Ninguém Liga 2009 – Haja Saco, O Livro
Awards and recognition In 2016, he ranked first in the inaugural Brazilian edition of LinkedIn Top Voices. In 2024, 2025, and 2026, he was named the number one communication specialist on LinkedIn Brazil by the French martech company Favikon.
In 2023, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Brazilian Marketing Academy (Abramark), which recognizes professionals with distinguished careers in communication and marketing. During the same period, he received the Aberje Special Award – Vozes Influentes da Comunicação, granted to prominent professionals in corporate communication.
In 2025, he received the Martin Luther King Jr. Award from the organization Jethro International, granted to individuals engaged in initiatives with social impact and the promotion of equality. In the same year, he appeared in rankings and lists related to communication and human resources, including surveys by Favikon, selections by RH Summit, and the IBest Award.
Awards and nominations AgeAwardCategoryResult2017Comunique-seEntrepreneurship2019Comunique-seJournalist and digital influencer2023Aberje AwardSpecial Awards – Influential Voices in Communication2025Martin Luther KingSocial services and humanitarian causes
External links Official website Publications in Exame Publications in Época Negócios Publications in Rede 98 Publications in Folha da Tarde Publications in Portal Comunique-se Publications in Transformação Digital Publications in InfoMoney
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