Adrian Stern went from reggae musician to banker to MBA student before founding Reveel. After his father died, he decided to stop playing it safe and build something of his own rather than live with regret.
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It is a unique journey. From reggae artist to banker to tech founder. My name's Adrian Stern. I have a pretty nontraditional journey for an entrepreneur, I guess, because I started my professional life as a musician. I started a reggae band with a couple of friends, played in some of the biggest festivals all across Europe. After my dad had passed, did a full 180, kind of stopped music, got a job in banking. Didn't love the corporate culture, so decided to go back to school to do an MBA. My mom, who has always thought that I would become a doctor, probably was a little frustrated that I would choose again something that has that degree of uncertainty. You know, the way I thought about it was, what is the choice I might regret not making when I'm 85 and looking back at my life? At that moment, it became clear that I had to try to start my own business, and that's what led me to, to start Reveal.