Alan Smithson - Unlimited Awesome - Education and Entrepreneurship at Global Scale

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Alan Smithson, co-founder of MetaVRse and Unlimited Awesome shares his entrepreneurial journey, which includes extensive work in music technology and virtual, augmented, and mixed reality.

Key Takeaways:

• Persistence is Key: Staying committed to your vision is essential, even when faced with setbacks.
• Transforming Education: Alan aims to revolutionize the education system by integrating modern technologies and success principles.
• Global Innovation Access: Unlimited Awesome seeks to democratize access to innovation and entrepreneurship for individuals worldwide.
• The Power of Gratitude: Practicing gratitude and mindfulness is foundational to success and resilience.

Together with wife, Julie, Alan has been working for over two decades to create a new education system that focuses on success principles rather than traditional subjects. They realized that existing educational frameworks were not adapting to emerging technologies like AI and XR.
This realization led them to embark on a mission to build a comprehensive education system from scratch, one that inspires and educates future leaders to act responsibly in social, economic, and environmental contexts.

Throughout the conversation, Alan emphasizes the importance of persistence in entrepreneurship, reinforcing the idea that setbacks are merely bumps in the road on a larger mission.

Unlimited Awesome seeks to democratize entrepreneurship, leveraging AI to connect individuals globally. Alan envisions a future where anyone, regardless of their background, can participate in the innovation landscape.

Alan Smithson

Alan Smithson is a father, founder and futurist. His purpose in life is to inspire and educate people to think and act in a socially, economically and environmentally responsible way. Alan and Julie, his wife and partner make creator tools including; METAVRSE, 3D creation engine for the spatial web, Your Director AI, automatic AI video switching and Emulator, a touchscreen system for the music industry. The couple is building a new education and entrepreneur system to encourage global innovation through technology called Unlimited Awesome.

He is a board advisor to HSTAR Space, a space transportation company and a juror for The One Creativity Awards and Named Top Retail Expert, 2023 and 2024. Named Top 50 Digital Futurists (2022), Alan is a TEDx Speaker, and host of Daily Tech News w/ Alan Smithson.

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