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Overview

  • 1 reference 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning Finnish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Entrepreneur
  • Industrial and Systems Engineering at ITESM (Mexico)
  • From Mexico
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About Me

Building Around (https://around.to), proptech platform turning excess office space into unique workspaces for growing companies.

Mostly on the road, I've had the fortune to start companies while traveling and living in vibrant cities across +35 countries, getting to meet and work with fascinating people — travelers, artists, doers, and makers.

Interests

  • books
  • design
  • film making
  • film festivals
  • marathon
  • running
  • technology
  • painting
  • music
  • live music
  • scuba diving
  • film
  • book
  • tech
  • books and movies
  • book reading
  • bookshops
  • bookstores

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: live blues, jazz, classic rock, indie.
Film: Lost in Translation, The Dark Knight, Birdman, Whiplash.
Books: On the Road (fiction), Delivering Happiness (non-fiction), Jose Agustin's books (Spanish).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Participated in my first Ayahuasca ritual in 2019.
Did scuba diving twice on the Pacific coast in Mexico.
Ran 5 marathons (Mexico City twice, Los Cabos, Barcelona, Havana).
Sailed and swam in the Mediterranean, hosted by a Turkish tycoon.
Built 3 companies.
Worked with entrepreneurs in Chile, Turkey, Myanmar, Panama, Mexico, England, Germany, UAE, and Singapore.

What I Can Share with Hosts

All kinds of stories from growing up in Mexico to the adventures I've had while traveling around the world and living in different countries. I enjoy good conversation and love talking about films and books.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, England, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Panama, Philippines, Scotland, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, Costa Rica, England, Mexico, Myanmar, Panama, Singapore, Turkey, United States, Viet Nam

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