Making Minds Matter, LLC is a media company specializing in the production and distribution of content developed by Bill Costello. MMM produces projects for TV, radio, print media, books, the Internet, speaking engagements, government agencies, and national associations.

MMM services have been provided to PBS, Showtime Networks, USA Today, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Newsweek, Forbes, National Geographic, National Journal, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the National Association of Home Builders, the American Society of Association Executives, and hundreds of others.

Bill Costello, M.Ed., is the president of Making Minds Matter, LLC and the author of four books: Awaken Your Birdbrain: Using Creativity to Get What You Want, Creativity for Kids of All Ages, Cartooning with Math, and Cartooning with Letters, Numbers, and Shapes.

Bill writes a column about business, education, and political issues. He is uniquely qualified to do so because he has a bachelor’s degree in business, a master’s degree in education, and years of experience working as a nationally syndicated political cartoonist. Having traveled extensively throughout Asia, Bill often writes about issues occurring in that region and their impact on the West.

His column is published in national and international publications, including FrontPage Magazine, TCS Daily, the Futurist, EducationNews.org, Middle School Journal, Principal, Education Reporter, ESL Magazine, Asia Times Online, Asia Sentinel, the Independent (Bangladesh), the Brunei Times, Canada Free Press, Winnipeg Free Press (Canada), Xinhua News Agency (China), China Daily, People’s Daily (China), Shanghai Daily (China), Shenzhen Daily (China), Jakarta Globe (Indonesia), the Japan Times, Japan Today, Borneo Post (Malaysia), Malay Mail (Malaysia), Pravda (Russia), the Korea Times, JoongAng Daily (S. Korea), the Seoul Times (S. Korea), the China Post (Taiwan), Taipei Times (Taiwan), Pattaya Times (Thailand), Chiangmai Mail (Thailand), and VietNamNet Bridge.

Bill has also won numerous international awards as a political cartoonist, illustrated the covers of national magazines, produced shows for cable and broadcast TV, conducted education research in the U.S. and Asia, written peer-reviewed education articles, trained thousands of educators, delivered hundreds of speeches, and appeared as a guest in the media.

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Bill Costello visits the University of Tokyo in Japan.

Bill Costello visits Osaka University in Japan.

Bill Costello visits Kyoto University in Japan.

Bill Costello observes Vietnamese students during a language arts lesson at Thuan Thanh Elementary School in Hue, Vietnam.

Bill Costello observes Vietnamese students during recess at Thuan Thanh Elementary School in Hue, Vietnam.

Bill Costello visits the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology in Vietnam.

Bill Costello visits National Taiwan University in Taipei.

Bill Costello visits Batam International University in Indonesia.

Bill Costello visits the National Institute of Education in Singapore.

Bill Costello visits the National University of Singapore.

Bill Costello observes Malaysian students during an English lesson at Methodist Boys’ Secondary School Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.

Bill Costello interviews Dr. Mahzan Arshad, associate professor of education, and Dr. Moses Samuel, professor of education, at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Bill Costello visits the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Bill Costello observes Cambodian students during a math lesson at Chroy Changvar Primary School in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Bill Costello visits the Royal University of Phnom Penh in Cambodia.

Bill Costello visits the statue of King Sejong the Great in Seoul, S. Korea.

Bill Costello visits the statue of Admiral Yi Sun-shin in Seoul, S. Korea.

Bill Costello interviews Dr. Lim Cheolil, associate professor of education at Seoul National University in S. Korea.

Bill Costello visits Seoul National University in S. Korea.

Bill Costello visits Korea University in Seoul.

Bill Costello visits Yonsei University in Seoul, S. Korea.

Bill Costello visits a traditional village school in Seoul, S. Korea.

Bill Costello visits Hong Kong Polytechnic University in China.

Bill Costello visits the Chinese University of Hong Kong in China.

Bill Costello visits the City University of Hong Kong in China.

Bill Costello visits the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in China.

Bill Costello visits the University of Hong Kong in China.

Bill Costello interviews Malcolm Pritchard, principal of ISF Academy in Hong Kong, China.

Bill Costello observes Chinese students during a math lesson at ISF Academy in Hong Kong, China.

Bill Costello interviews Anne Murphy, director of training for ITS Corporate Training in Hong Kong, China.

Bill Costello visits Fudan University in Shanghai, China.

Bill Costello visits Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China.

Bill Costello visits the Museum of Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang factory in Xi’an, China.

Bill Costello visits Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.

Bill Costello visits Peking University in Beijing, China.

Bill Costello visits the Beijing Dragon Land Superior Jade Gallery factory in China.

Bill Costello visits the Beijing Yuanlong Silk Corporation factory in China.

Bill Costello interviews Dr. Don Klinger, associate professor of education at Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada.

Bill Costello interviews Dr. Geoff Roulet, associate professor of education at Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada.

Bill Costello interviews Beverly Farahani, president of the Ontario Association for Mathematics Education in Kingston, Canada.

Bill Costello interviews Kumon public relations executives Mayu Katata and Shinichiro Iwasaki at the head office in Tokyo, Japan.

Bill Costello observes Taiwanese students during a social studies lesson at the Affiliated Experimental Elementary School of Taipei Municipal University of Education in Taipei, Taiwan.

Bill Costello observes Taiwanese students during a language arts lesson at Dan Fong Elementary School in Sinjhuang City, Taiwan.

Bill Costello observes Taiwanese students during a math lesson at Dan Fong Elementary School in Sinjhuang City, Taiwan.

Bill Costello observes Taiwanese students during a science lesson at Dan Fong Elementary School in Sinjhuang City, Taiwan.

Bill Costello observes Japanese students during an English lesson at Kadena Elementary School in Kadena, Japan.

Bill Costello watches Japanese students play a game of rock-paper-scissors at Kadena Elementary School in Kadena, Japan.

Bill Costello interacts with Japanese students at Kadena Elementary School in Kadena, Japan.