Robert Schmitz lives on the East coast of the United States. Following his passion to help humanity and Mother Earth find a regenerative balance so we can live in harmony once again, Robert left corporate America on January 11th, 2021 to create an early-stage startup Documentary Film Production Limited Liability company called Think Greener, LLC.

The Think Greener, LLC goal is to capture scalable sustainable solutions implemented by everyday people, Architects, Engineers, Scientists, and Sustainable Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). This resilient, regenerative, and sustainable content shared with the world through documentary films focused on helping educate and inspire humanity to implement solutions and aid in reversing climate change.

Living in grounded optimism, Robert has been developing the capacity for delivering the Power of Story through shining the spotlight on sustainable solutions around the world, promoting advocacy, staking a claim for humanity’s purpose for being here on earth and our connection to the web of life.

Robert recently completed a 6 month journey traveling through 11 European countries with his wife Ewa Schmitz identifying Sustainable Solutions and spotlighting them through Think Greener, LLC. In 2021 they traveled over 14,484-Kilometers (9,000 miles), Rob and Ewa experienced living in multiple camper vans in different countries while keeping a Carbon Neutral Footprint and working with diverse groups to discuss solutions to reverse the Climate Crisis. They enjoyed attending COP26 and was chosen as an Eco Champion during the 2021 International Climate Change Challenge.

Robert has been practicing Art, Architecture, and Construction management for well over two decades through the lens of Sustainable Design within the developed environment. He worked as a Project Executive for multiple large United States Disaster Recovery programs as the Subject Matter Expert in Sea Level Rise and Resiliency.

Last year Robert helped Jersey City, New Jersey write their Climate Action Plan as it relates to the Energy Sector and volunteered as a SME for Jersey City Public Schools 2021 Sustainability STEAM Challenge in which students create and present a solution to an environmental challenge they investigate.

He is a past leader of the Climate Reality Project, New York City Metro Chapter and past Chair of the 100% Renewable Energy Committee. He is a member of multiple Project Drawdown Chapters, Pachamama Alliance and the Advisory Board for The Green Building Center in New York and New Jersey.