I’m a firm believer that creativity and innovation is all about seeing and making connections, while at the heart of innovation is following a path that isn’t the same as the mainstream, as it provides you with the ability to make connections that are out of the ordinary. Or to paraphrase the Brazilian entrepreneur, author, TED-speaker and Harvard and MIT guest speaker Ricardo Semler and his theory on industry-wide emulation:

“When companies tend to hire employees from the same schools, with the same education. Who are probably also likely to read the same books and blogs, as well as attend the same trade fairs and congresses. Then one should not be surprised if they also just happen to think the same.”

As such, and despite of my mere 30 years of age, I’ve already worked in six different industries, studied economics as well as design, been employed in a manager position and have worked by myself as an entrepreneur, while also having lived three years abroad. Therefore, I’m not only fit for a broad scope of work, I’m also used to maneuvering across borders in different environments – making those crucial connections.