bio Jordi Valls Ribas

BIO

Above all, I am a dreamer

I was born in Sabadell

I always liked art, I studied High school (batxillerat) specialized in art

This blue rectangle is one of my paintings

I love Barcelona. I have spent a huge amount of time in this amazing city

I love the views from Tibidabo, the MACBA museum, "el Raval", "el born" and places like Fàbrica Moritz or tortilleria flash flash.

I studied Advertising and PR

This is my University in Barcelona. blanquerna.url.edu

It was an amazing time (not academically but personally...)

I made an internship in the TV3's (National catalan TV) marketing department and worked in a couple of startups

I realised I prefered to work in the client side than the agency. After that, I realised I actually wanted to be my own client.

There is always something new to learn from

I did acting, magic tricks, basketball and tennis, a radio program, been in Junior Chamber International and right now in Rotaract, painting, organized a huge new year's eve party, etc. etc.

Chief Eternal Optimist

I started 1sleeve as a side project through the YUZZ initiative and it has been my main occupation for most of 2012.

It has been quite probably the most rewarding and eye-opening experience of my life. It taught me a lot but most important, taught me how much there is still left to learn.

Lucky traveler

I have been lucky enough to be born in a family that valued travelling as a part of the education process. We travelled to many places of Europe and some in Africa by plane but also by car. I have very good memories of Holland and Ivory Coast, and more recently, Morocco, Paris and loving the Bay Area right now.

In the coming years I would love to visit Japan, Xina, Argentina and some parts of Italy and the US I haven't visited yet.

I co-founded SWITCH BCN

SWITCH BCN was an event to bring inspiring individuals to motivate people pursue their dreams and passions.

Promoting Entrepreneurship amongst kids

Kids are the future, everybody knows that.

I love to see how some personal experiences and thoughts trigger dreams in some kids' mind. As long as I can, I will keep trying to inspire the future generations.

I am a dreamer

I was selected between hundreds of other applicants to be part of the IMAGINE Creativity Program in San Francisco. It was a life-changing experience (+info: imagine.cc)

The Silicon Valley Experience

It all started after the IMAGINE program. I ended up in Palo Alto and loved it. Now I'm back to build a community of Entrepreneurs around Startup Embassy while I run 1sleeve in the distance.

The best is yet to come...

I hope I can turn 1sleeve into a very valuable company in the coming months, I hope I keep meeting interesting people that adds value to my life and other to whom I can add value to, I hope I can keep having exciting experiences and grow as a person and as an Entrepreneur, but most of all, I hope I keep remembering everyday what Steve Jobs once said: The journey is the reward.

Check out more about me in my LinkedIN profile