Manuel Stagars, CFA

Serial Entrepreneur, Fintech Author, Award-winning Film Producer

Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

About

I am rarely on LinkedIn and only irregularly read LinkedIn messages. To get in touch best, please reach out on www.manuelstagars.com.

Experience

  • Producer at Story-Driven Science
    Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

    Story-Driven Science tells stories of innovation, technology and science that make an impact with audiences around the world. Our storytellers are scientists who have created award-winning documentary films that reach millions of viewers worldwide. We have published books with global publishers like Springer, Nature, Palgrave Macmillan, and Emerald Publishing. Our experience helps brands distill the essence of their technology or innovation and reach present and future customers with engaging and actionable stories that are individually crafted to match the core values and goals their companies. We work with clients in the United States, Europe and Asia. http://www.storydrivenscience.com

  • Producer, Director at 8GR8 Films
    Jan 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

    With a team of international experts, my film production company 8GR8 creates high-quality documentary films about new and emerging technologies, science, innovation, startups, creativity and society that make audiences want to know more. http://www.8gr8.com

  • Manuel Stagars (21 yrs 4 mos)
    • Film Producer, Film Director
      Mar 2005 - Present · 21 yrs 4 mos

      Since 2005, next to my work as an entrepreneur, I am developing, directing and producing independent documentary films to explore themes in creativity, innovation, science, technology, and society. http://www.manuelstagars.com/#films

    • Author
      Mar 2012 - Present · 14 yrs 4 mos

      Books (http://www.manuelstagars.com/#books): Marketplace Lending, Financial Analysis, and the Future of Credit: Integration, Profitability and Risk Management (with Ioannis Akkizidis, Wiley Finance) Open Data in Southeast Asia: Toward Economic Prosperity, Government Transparency, and Citizen Participation in the ASEAN (Palgrave-Nature) Data Quality in Southeast Asia: Analysis of Official Statistics and Their Institutional Framework as a Basis for Capacity Building and Policy Making in the ASEAN (Palgrave-Nature) Impact Investment Funds for Frontier Markets in Southeast Asia: Creating a Platform for Institutional Capital, High-Quality Foreign Direct Investment, and Proactive Policy Making (Palgrave-Nature) University Startups and Spin-Offs: Guide for Entrepreneurs in Academia (Apress-Springer)

  • Lecturer at Hochschule für Wirtschaft Zürich HWZ
    Jan 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

    I am giving an annual lecture in the CAS Fintech and Blockchain Economy.

  • Owner at Deep Technology Podcast
    Nov 2019 - May 2022 · 2 yrs 7 mos