What's Next, Sam?

What's Next, Sam?November 21, 2018Copenhagen, Denmark

First...

What Was The Plan In Life?

Plan: Study Art. Become a studio painter.Life: Artist. Entrepreneur. Teacher. Programmer.

Plan: Study Art. Become a studio painter.Life: Artist. Entrepreneur. Teacher. Programmer.

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Plan: Study Art. Become a studio painter.Life: Artist. Entrepreneur. Teacher. Programmer.

Design

Development

Both

Plan: Travel & Work for 2 yearsLife: ...

Plan: Travel & Work for 2 yearsLife: ...12 years later

Mission

To transform global education with engaging technologies ● Personalized education● Telepresence● Video-gaming (Gamification) ● AR / VR

Goals

● Learn. Teach ● Be of service● See the world...

Americas

(Visited): Antigua, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Bonaire, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haití, Honduras, Jamaica, México, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, St Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, 45 of the United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela

Co-founded and sold startups, Raised funds for charities; Taught at UCLA/USC Uni, Presented at Events & Conferences, Got published by O’Reilly / Adobe, Studied Spanish / Portuguese, Studied flying planes, Went Skydiving, Ran Eight 10k races, Ran Full Marathon, Skied 8 years, Rafted, Hiked (a lot) in the Andes, Scuba in Galapagos...

East Asia

(Visited): Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Timor-Leste, Thailand, Vietnam

Taught English, Taught Software, Volunteered for Ecology / Education, Studied Thai Massage, Studied Eastern Nutrition, Created Coworking Spaces, Launched Travel & Lifestyle Brand, Surfed 12-ft waves in Bali, Hosted Expats, Cruised Rivers In India, Sailed Halong Bay, Dived For Pearls off Cebu, Hiked the Sampa Valley...

Plan: Create game company in SingaporeLife: Consult in 7 countries

Europe

Plan: Learn Unity/C# for 3 years in EuropeLife: Stayed… 6 years

● Thank you SYBO for 3.5 wonderful years● Vision, Mission, Culture, Teams, People, Projects

Europe

Shipped console game(s) with Sierra Games, Shipped mobile game(s) with SYBO Games, Studied Italian, Studied Norwegian, Studied Danish, Studied French, Studied Piano, Studied Improv Comedy, Studied Medication, Did Freediving (20m), Did Skydiving Indoors (10m), Did Bungee (55m), Did winter bathing (3c), Did Stand-up Comedy, Got Unity Certified, Got Yoga Teacher Certified,...

Got ILP Leadership Certified, Created Official Unity Meetup, Created Portuguese Meetups, Created Coaching Consulting Org for Lifestyle Design,...

(Visited): Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, Vatican

So...

What’s The Plan Next In Life?

What’s The Plan Next In Life?Learn. Teach Be of serviceSee the world

To Create a Tech Education Consultancy

To Create a Tech Education Consultancy in Africa

Africa

Plan: Be of service in AfricaLife: ...?

(Visited, Planned): Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Study French, Teach English, Teach Software, Create a Tech Education Consultancy (Tech literacy & Talent Networking), Speak at Ted Talk, Big Five Safari, Gorilla Trekking, Hike Victoria Falls, Surf four coasts of Africa, Hike Kilimanjaro, Create inclusion, diversity, sustainability, freedom, adventure through service.

Samuel Asher Rivello

Diploma in Fine Arts, PennState University (USA)

Software Developer since 2000 (Apps, Games, Edu)

Unity Developer since 2014 (Console, PC, Mobile, VR/AR)

Living outside USA since 2007 (Americas, Asia, Europe, Africa)

To transform global education with engaging technologies (Mission)

Thank You All!Say Hi. Linkedin.com/in/SamuelAsherRivello/