Juan David's passion and worry about Optimism is what led him to write a book with a Georgetown professor about this topic and the next generations. I realized that my generation and most of the population are shifting to be more pessimistic. In fact, my generation (Z) is the most pessimistic generation in the history of the world. For me, that is something that is super crazy and I knew I needed to do something about it and take action.

My hope with this talk is that people learn more about Optimism, the science of why we tend to be so negative, which is so interesting. I also hope to instill the same sort of passion and excitement that I have for optimism and perspective. Ultimately, I want this talk to be seen as a tool to help people take advantage of living an optimistic life. My name is Juan David Campolargo, I’m 16 years old. I was born and raised in Venezuela and recently moved to Chicago 3 years ago. When I first arrived to the U.S., I knew no English but learned it 6 in months. The following year after I arrive I started taking college-level and honors classes after just a year of moving into the country and learned the language. I speak four languages (Spanish, English, Portuguese, and Chinese).

I am the CEO & Founder of Optimum Smart (a company that helps and advises businesses in social media and marketing). I’ve learned to invest in the stock market, cryptocurrencies, and startups, and started a small hedge fund.

I contributed and continued to contribute to a non-profit organization called Panas en Chicago to help and provide assistance to Venezuelans who desperately moved to this country looking for freedom. This organization came out of the problem that Venezuelan immigrants were lost and they didn’t know what they were doing making a lot of mistakes, no one was doing anything about it. We got together with other Venezuelans to find a solution to this problem. Panas en Chicago currently provides assistance to others Venezuelans via the internet through the website and through apps like Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp.

Last summer, I went the University of Pennsylvania to participate in one of the most exclusive and hardest to entrepreneurship program to get in for high school students named MIT LaunchX. I earned the most awards in the history of the program. I’m constantly looking for new opportunities and ways to help others, as helping others and creating companies are my biggest drivers.

I’m also working on a book, with a Georgetown University professor, that will be published in November. So far, I’ve interviewed people like Mark Cuban for the book. ([ Ссылка ]) That’s a landing page if you want to learn more about the book. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]

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