Let's Grab Coffee E12 with Alan Smithson
George KhalifeSeptember 02, 201700:50:31

Let's Grab Coffee E12 with Alan Smithson

Virtual & Augmented Reality Expert, Author, Inspirational Speaker, Entrepreneur, Investor, Inventor. Alan is a lot of things, but the one he is most proud of is Dad. Alan and his wife Julie have two daughters, Holly & Abi. Abi invented sandals that leave a heart shaped tan line called Love Sandal. She won Top 20 under 20… when she was 10! Abi’s education through her company, Love Sandal was the foundation for Alan's personal mission: “To inspire and educate the next generation of entrepreneurs to think and act in a socially, environmentally and economically responsible way”

Alan invented the world’s first multitouch DJ & Music Production Tool, Emulator and was featured in WIRED Discovery Channel, G4TV and Dragon’s Den. Alan recently invented the world’s first Virtual Reality Photo Booth™. Alan is a thought leader in Virtual & Augmented Reality (VR/AR) having given talks and lead panels at all the major industry conference in North America. *Nominated for VR Startup of the Year

As leader of North America’s Leading Virtual & Augmented Reality Consultancy, Alan is focused on developing business applications and platforms for Fortune 100 companies across a diverse range of industries including Retail, Media and Communications Travel/Tourism, Industrial, Oil & Gas, Mining and Construction) Medical & Education. Alan is also Co-Founder of the VR/AR Enterprise Fund (launching Q4 2017), an Investment fund solely focused on investing in products, services, tools and platforms serving enterprise clients. Alan is also board advisor to Shipz.com, a stealth-stage startup aiming to disrupt the global shipping industry.

www.MetaVRse.com
www.LoveSandal.com
www.VRAREF.com (coming soon)
www.Shipz.com (coming soon)

Previous companies founded: Star Productions, Canadian Pre-Paid Medical Plan (acquired), Alvic Properties (acquired), Memory Plus, Blue Mountain Hostel, Shok Kreative (acquired), SmithsonMartin Inc. (acquired)
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