Sanny Leviste, MDM
ARTIST STATEMENT 2021
I have always been fascinated by science, biology, strategy, technology, nature and life itself.
I spent so much time in open spaces outdoors that I would try to paint them whenever I could but I could never really get the joy of being able to draw things the way I saw them.
I tried film photography and loved it, I was able to capture things that were not moving. I could take pictures of people who could stay still, but struggled capturing motion the way saw it in my mind.
Music was different. I could tell stories with my lyrics. It became like a journal for me.
But school activities, events, work, socials - they distracted me. Art and passion tends to be deprioritized.
I went back to photography decades later when Dr. Bao Le, a marketing client of mine, bought a digital SLR camera to capture the colorful marine life and aquascapes created by the Aquatic Gallery.
After the project, he gave me a good bonus and the almost brand new Canon camera. That got me seriously considering my photo-videography, my multimedia creation and opened me up to storytelling.
This skill set was further enhanced with the mentorship of Sarah Cooper of SpyCamp in San Francisco, who engaged me for seven wonderful years to train kids in Strategic Health and Safety, in STEM, and also to document our activities in innovation learning.
I have been blessed with many opportunities from family and friends and experiences that allow me the value of challenges, diversity and change.
I strive for the integration of body and mind and soul and spirit to pursue essential truths and develop passion for learning, teaching and sharing for myself and for others.
I am starting life fresh with the strength of a warrior, the wisdom of an elder, and yes, the awe of a child.
I completely embrace change for a better and kinder world without fear because the sun shines for everyone even if we do not see it every time. Life is good, and the fractal spirit in us makes it so. A wise person said, “the more things change, the more things remain the same…” It is so because we are of one world.
PLAYLIST
Videos by Sanny Leviste at
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4LMMANUSSnadbDqL-q6v3eq1xhCI7vzd
NEXT EVENTS
"Risks and Opportunities in the Rapidly Changing World of Education"
May 22, 1:30pm PDT at Macy's Union Square in San Francisco
"Developing the Instinct of Strategic Health and Safety"
June 7 at Dream Maker Summit
About Sanny Leviste, MDM
BIO
Sanny Leviste is the founder of Aguaterra Institute, Asia Media Resource, and Leviste Consulting. He consults for Women Leading Change Now, the Filipino-American Chamber of Commerce of Silicon Valley (FACCSV), SpyCamp in San Francisco, Inspire Learning Institute, public/private organizations and entrepreneurs.
He designed, developed and managed the Master in Management Technology (MMT) program of De La Salle University in Lipa City, Philippines in 1996. The MMT provides core courses of the MBA with electives focused on science and technology. It is the first Master in Management Technology program in the Philippines.
Some of the organizations that have benefitted from his work include Stanford University, World Bank, the California Academy of Sciences, Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund (OECF) in Japan, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the ABS-CBN Foundation International.
His public sector experience in the Philippines includes consulting and training for the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), organizing the Agriculture and Fishery Councils of the National Agriculture and Fishery Council of the Department of Agriculture, and being elected Senior Board Member (State Senate equivalent) of the Provincial Government of the Province of Batangas.
He graduated with a degree of Master in Development Management (MDM) as a scholar of the Asian Institute of Management (AIM).
Sanny is a Change Sage, Mentor, Consultant, Motivational Speaker, Graduate School Professor, Scientist, Artist, Multimedia Producer, Composer, Strategist, Social Entrepreneur, Environmental Activist, Visual Communicator, Mixed Martial Arts practitioner and a proud grandfather (Lolo).
He is based in San Jose, California and is active in social media.
He is available for engagement and interaction with leaders and organizations, conscious of their evolutionary and decisive roles in this rapidly shifting environment.
CONTACT
Email:
Phone:
(408) 508-4994
Address:
1940 Perrone Circle
San Jose, California 95116
United States