The Olympian Peace Team
Get to know us!
Who We Are
The Olympian Peace Team (OPT) is an organization that is co-created by Marilyn King OLY, a 2 X Olympic Pentathlete and Peace Strategist, and Pathways To Peace, a nonprofit organization recognized for its peace-making efforts by the UN. The Olympian Peace Team focuses on people who care about peace and SpeedShifting™ them from dispirited and uniformed to Olympians Thinking ™ about peace so they are inspired, educated, and engaged in the systemic changes at play for a world at peace. We are here to pass the baton, of peace.
Our Mission
Our mission is to shift the social norm of stinkin’ thinkin’ about peace (uninformed and unmotivated), to Olympian Thinking ™about peace by knowing your passion, vision, action, and role on the peace team. Anyone is capable of Olympian Thinking ™ and Olympian-level performance!
Our Values
Like the principles we teach in our Olympian Thinking ™ framework, we are:
Passion Powered
We are passionate about peace and acomplishing world peace in our lifetime!
Vision Guided
Our vision for the future is that all people learn about Olympian Thinking ™ as a part of their upbringing. We want to empower the world to think like the Olympians do and apply it to their passions and world peace.
Action Oriented
We are here to empower the world with the knowledge and skills required to participate and impact world peace. We give you a simple, actionable blueprint that helps you figure out how you can contribute to world peace through your passions. Every day we act as the messengers of peace.
Know Your Role
Our role is to act as messengers of peace. You can find yours by understanding your own Olympian Thinking ™.
The Olympian Peace Team Strategy
The fastest way to world peace, according to Futurist Willis Harman, is Global Mind Change. Marilyn King, a two-time Olympic Pentathlete and Peace Strategist is an internationally known expert in the field of exceptional human performance. As a key contributor to the creation of the World Olympian Association, Marilyn has direct access to a network of Olympic Athletes worldwide and is leading The Olympian Peace Team to apply Olympian Thinking ™ to world peace.
Our overarching strategy is to enact a global mind change, leveraging the credibility that Olympians have in achieving the impossible and applying it to world peace. This aligns perfectly with the Olympic Movement's original mission 'to contribute to building a peaceful and better world by educating youth through sport practiced in accordance with Olympism and its values,' as envisioned by Pierre de Coubertin.
Our Programs
PeaceWave 2.0 - #LooksLikePeaceToMe
#LooksLikePeaceToMe is our global social campaign dedicated to the Pathways To Peace PeaceWave movement. To participate, click below to find out how you can become a part of the PeaceWave!
Olympian Mindset Initiative - A Global Project
The Olympian Mindset Initiative (OMI) is a global project that empowers youth to apply Olympian Thinking to things they care about. Young people engage in applying Olympian Thinking to a personal aspiration, then a local and a global initiative of their choosing.
Meet The Team
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Marilyn King, OLY
2X Olympic Pantathete
Founder & Peace StrategistMarilyn King is a two-time Olympian in the pentathlon, with a 20-year athletic career highlighted by five national titles and a world record. After an accident in 1979, she uniquely qualified for her third Olympic team using mental training techniques alone.
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Eddie Hart, OLY
Olympic Gold Medalist, Speaker
Eddie Hart is an Olympian whose journey from Pittsburg, California, to the world stage embodies the power of resilience. At 23, he won the 100-meter finals at the Olympic Trials with the world's fastest time that year.
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Mari Lopez
Operations Manager & Peace Strategist
Mari Lopez is a peace strategist with mixed indigenous roots. She is an outstanding example of what we believe is possible on the Olympian Peace Team. Though she is not an Olympic athlete, she is an Olympian in her domains of business, arts, and education.