WORK HISTORY
May 2018 – Current
International MBA Professor, StartUp Mentor and Panelist
IE Business School, Madrid, Spain
Associate professor at MBA, teaching innovation methodologies, process improvement and lean-management practices for early stage entrepreneurs.
Mentor and advisor at Startup Lab for pre-seed phase startups.
Professor at StartUp Lab, Tech Lab and Business Innovation Lab.
Oct 2014 – Current
Adjunct Professor
IPADE, InnovAD
Adjunct Professor at IPADE Business School, InnovAD, helping business transformation through innovation.
May 2017 – Current
Start Up Mentor
Founder Institute Madrid (Spain), Yerevan (Armenia)
StartUp mentor at The Founder Institute, the world’s premier idea-stage accelerator and startup launch program.
Sept 2015 – Current
FOUNDER PARTNER, CEO
Plantie, Inc. USA
Social Network that connects people around common interests.
Part of TechHub/Google Campus and PlugAndPlay. Best Startup of TechHub/Google Campus DemoNight, voted Top 5 Best Apps in Spain.
July 2009 – Dic 2015
FOUNDER, CEO
Levytation / Mellon Kitchen. Mexico.
Company leader in Creative Technology in the communications industry, telling stories in memorable ways, designing brand spaces, theme parks and theme park attractions, interactive installations for brands and museums, urban furniture and interventions, disruptive and digital marketing and communications platforms. Focused on LBA (Location Based Attractions) to provide a memorable experience for consumers.
Oct 2013 – Dic 2015
FOUNDER PARTNER
TheAppDate Mexico
The App Date is the international benchmark for content creation, research and promotion in the apps world with the main objective to promote the apps culture understanding this phenomenon as a multi-device (internet of things) and multi -disciplinary (for all industries and users) that has transformed our lives.
Oct 2001 – Jul 2009
Executive Creative Director
CIE (Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento), Media Innovations, CREA
Director of the event marketing and promotions company of the largest out of home entertainment company in Latin America, direct responsible of Marketing, Trend’s Research, Art, Graphic Design, Industrial Design and Creativity departments designing creative proposals, related to: New Media, Events, Communications, Technology, Location Based Attractions, Promotions, Advertisement, Strategies, Brand Spaces and Activations, Experiences, and Games to private industries as well as state and national government.
Oct 1999 – Sept 2011
Web and Database Developer
New York University
Responsible for the development of the department’s dynamic web platform.
Jul 1997 – Ago 1999
Computer Graphics Analyst
TV Globo
Responsible for the development of Virtual Reality environments and platforms.
EDUCATION
2001
MASTER DEGREE IN Interactive Telecommunications
New York University, Tisch School of The Arts
I studied at the Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University. A blend of Art and Technology.
1997
Master Degree in Art
PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY (PUC), RIO DE JANEIRO
Drop out after first year to join NYU.
1996
Computer Engineering
PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY (PUC), RIO DE JANEIRO
Computer Engineering is a mix of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Interests
Social Impact
Education
Entrepreneurship
Entertainment
Design
Innovation
Art
Technology
Interactive Installations
Marketing
TESTIMONIALS
Edmundo Vallejo Venegas
Former CEO / President GE Latin America
Thanks to the design and leadership of the workshop of his creation, and now a critical part of the innovAD executive program at Ipade Business School in Mexico, Beto Levy made possible to balance, very successfully, a tough combination: creativity, experimenting, learning, reflecting, team work, competitive spirit, and fun, all at the same time!
Gary Morgan
Chemist / Freelancer
He was a great co-worker and a friend. I would’t be where i am without his support.
Jason Wilson
Lab Geek / Miami Metro
He is ok. I don’t really know him. He looks nice.