Samuel

Travel information

I am currently

Activities i am interested in:

Currently in Brazil, planning for Nordics July - Oct '25

Description

Howdy!

Born and raised in Texas, now living in SF after moving frequently the past decade. Unfortunately still transient and cannot host at the moment, will update as soon as this changes!

I've had an adventurous life so finding it difficult to write a summary ~ here are some of my favorites about me:

• Quit my job and drove ambulances to the warfront in Ukraine 🇺🇦 then moved there and launched a startup investment fund for Ukrainian entrepreneurs
• Mentor and advise startups and founders all over the world incl. Ghana, Colombia, Ukraine, and Japan
• Love to volunteer with kids (Make A Wish) and disaster relief (search and rescue in Southeast Turkey after Feb '23 earthquakes)
• Always trying to hike and be in nature ~ my form of meditating is being outside in beautiful places
• Favorite activities include reading (always want recs), late night conversations with new or old friends, teaching myself something new (chess at the moment), going to concerts/live music shows, salsa dancing!, and everything else in between
• Friendly extrovert who can and will make friends with everyone I meet

In my work-life, I have an ambitious career in strategy and entrepreneurship. Recently quit my last job as a strategy consultant, have also launched several startups, founded a STEM education nonprofit organization and lead several other orgs anchored around the idea of improving the lives of others through technological innovation.

In my personal life, I love exploring new places and traveling "off the beaten path" to meet interesting people and learn new things constantly.

I like to think that I'm pretty funny, but I'll let others be the judge of that...

Interests

Politics / Social justice

Self development

Technology

Photography

Nature

Outdoor activities

History

Hiking

Fitness

Events & social

Dancing

Culture

Charity work

Books

Animals

Adventure sports

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent

More details about my language interests
Only really speak English unfortunately! But I'm process of learning Spanish

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Eco Projects

Animal Care

Languages

Art Projects

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Some knowledge of:  

Gardening

Babysitting and creative play

Life at a Farmstay

Teaching

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Able to teach about:  

DIY and building projects

General Maintenance

Helping around the house

Hospitality/Tourism

Charity Work

Helping with Computers/ Internet

More details about your skills

Engineering ~ Former mechanical engineer and grew up doing all sorts of housework; fixing air conditioning, building shelves, flooring, roofing, etc etc. if I don't know how to do something already I can usually figure it out quickly

Business ~ I work in strategy consulting and have launched several of my own startups including a venture capital investment fund, a STEM-education nonprofit, and I advise/mentor entrepreneurs all over the world; I also sit on the boards of two different nonprofits: a daycare and the San Francisco chapter of Make A Wish Foundation; well versed in all business aspects from finance to marketing to operations to growth to data analytics

Photography ~ well versed in photography with a mirrorless Sony camera and lenses; can help with video or photo taking and editing

Miscellaneous ~ have volunteered driving ambulances to the warfront in Ukraine, I did search and rescue in Turkey after Feb 2023 earthquakes, worked in a food kitchen in Syria, helped small businesses across the world pro bono from a micro finance in Colombia to ecotourism in Indonesia. I'm constantly trying to learn and pick up new things with every different experience

Age

32

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  Driver's licence

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  Special dietary requirements