ABOUT ME
CUBAN-MEXICAN CHICAGOAN
I'm a finance bro 💼 by trade 👨🎓 and digital creative at heart ❤️🩹 hailing from the great Southside of Chicago 🌭.
I'm 👨💻 looking to help build 🛠️ vision-driven products, curate purpose-led experiences 🧲, and perfect authentic storytelling to uplift 🚀 rising brands.
This website is a small—but authentic—glimpse into my world 🌎 and me 👽.
A QUICK TIMELINE
2000
CDMX to The Windy City
From Mexico City to Chicago 🌬️ we go.
2019
Pomona College in Claremont, CA
With the support from The Academy Group and Posse, I am given the opportunity to study alongside international nerds 🤓, Orange County 🍊 athletes, and legacy students 💸.
2024
Freelance Product Design
Idea Launch
2000
A Y2K Blessing in October
The world 🌎 welcomes a young David Sebastian Rodríguez Mercado Garcia 🍼 in the mighty Winnebago County. More specifically, Rockford, Illinois. Shoutout Virgil.
2015
Business & High School
Idea Launch
2023
The "Real World" Post-Graduation
With a 6-figure job offer in-hand 🧑🎓, I jump at the chance to work full-time with a BIPOC-led startup I helped build. I move to LA and the founder decided to run off with the money 💰.
incoming
Entrepreneurship
With a 6-figure job offer in-hand 🧑🎓, I jump at the chance to work full-time with a BIPOC-led startup I helped build. I move to LA and the founder decided to run off with the money 💰.
PERSONAL FAQs
What did you go to school for?
I went to small liberal-arts school in Southern California by the name of Pomona College. I studied a super British major: Politics, Philosophy, and Economics or better known as PPE. Econ was my concentraction but, English/Writing and Philosophy were my TRUE college fortes.
Where are you based?
I am based in Los Angeles—specifically, Sawtelle in West LA. However, I frequent my hometown of Chicago and CDMX often. If it wasn't for the weather, Chicago would be unstoppable.
Moment of truth—Messi or Ronaldo?
Let's not waste our breath. There is only one right answer to this: Messi. Show me your World Cup 🏆 . ¿Que miras bobo?
What's the end goal?
I'm hoping to co-founding a venture studio that derives talent and inspiration from the most challenging communities—it’s where the mainstream ends and true culture begins. I say co-found as I recognize all the great visionaries that are also out there. I'd want it to be a shared endeavor with someone who comes from a completely different walk of life.
What's your ethnic background?
I am Cuban 🇨🇺 & Mexican 🇲🇽. My moms comes from Mexico City and my father from Guantanamo. I swear, I ended up with all the Spnaish blood. I need my sunscreen.
What do value the most?
When it comes to anything in life, only one motto matters: authenticity over everything.
English or Spanish?
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