Marcell Haywood
Chief Executive Officer, Encompass
Marcell D. Haywood is an entrepreneur and business executive. He is currently the CEO of Thesis Holdings, a diversified holding company with equity interests in a range of SaaS and traditional service businesses.
He studied at Florida State University, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a Masters degree in Information Technology in addition to receiving continuing executive education at London Business School.
Marcell’s core business and investment strategy centers on scalable ventures that specifically target the intersection of technology and age-old service industries.
Through his role as CEO of Thesis Holdings, Marcell is a Board Member and investor in a number of its portfolio companies including: Kodo (Boulder, CO), Combine Athletics (Miami, FL) and BuyChain (Austin, TX), all US based software technology companies.
Marcell is also the Founder & CEO of Encompass, a national provider of facility maintenance software and services founded while earning his graduate degree in college. In his role as Founder & CEO, Marcell has made it a point to provide better opportunities to service professionals in the South Florida community.
Marcell’s community involvement reaches beyond the entrepreneurship arena. A graduate of Leadership Broward Class XXVIII, Marcell volunteers his time to mentor young entrepreneurs as a former board member of Entrepreneurs Organization and FAU Tech Runway. Marcell is currently a board member of Holy Cross Hospital, Broward Workshop, Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance and the Community Foundation of Broward in addition to participating regularly as a guest speaker in local and national business conferences.
In his free time, Marcell loves travelling with his son, Lincoln, daughter, Avery and wife, Natalie. He also thoroughly enjoys team sports and is an avid scuba diver.
Marcell believes that the key to living a meaningful life is to aim high in purpose, doing something that you truly love, with incredible people who share your same values.
