Francis J. Mitchell
President and Founder - Mars-Earth Trade and Logistics
Visionary. Pioneer. Decent Bloke.
The man who started an interplanetary trade company before it was physically possible.
Francis J. Mitchell is the driving force behind METaL, a man who looked at the barren, radiation-blasted surface of Mars and thought, "Yeah, I can sell that."
With a background in bold ideas, confident handshakes, and a fairly unquenchable belief in humanity’s ability to monetize literally anything, President Mitchell founded METaL in 2025 with one goal: to own the future of interplanetary logistics before anyone else even realized that was a thing. He understands that some may call this endeavor “premature,” “ambitious,” or even “completely ridiculous,” but that’s exactly what people said about the wheel, the steam engine, and putting pineapple on pizza. Greatness isn’t built on waiting—it’s built on getting there first and figuring out the details later.
Under his leadership, METaL is preparing for the greatest economic shift in history: the moment someone, somewhere, successfully sends a product from Mars to Earth. Until then, we’ll be selling high-quality theoretical infrastructure, premium merchandise, and a dream so big it barely fits in Earth’s orbit.
"People ask me, ‘Frankie, why Mars?’ And I say, ‘Because Venus will melt your face off, and the Moon is just a rock with commitment issues.’ Mars is where the future happens. And when that future arrives, METaL will be standing at the docks, clipboard in hand, ready to collect import fees. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have a meeting with someone trying to convince me Martian potatoes are a viable revenue stream. Let’s get to work."
— Francis J. Mitchell, President, METaL