United Kingdom
Thanks for visiting my little corner of LinkedIn! I'm currently building VIVIDA Reels. A Security Awareness training platform inspired by the most intuitive content platforms, like TikTok, Instagram, and now, LinkedIn. This compliments our digital escape rooms. You must try my teams Cyber Escape Room and Inclusive Leadership Escape Room. A little background on me: A lot of training looks soooooo old skool. Hands up who loves reading text and clip art images to learn about security?....Not me. My team VIVIDA put employees of Lloyds Banking Group into the Dark Web Mission Center, developed by our 3D artists, music composers, scriptwriters etc. - Who wants to go through unconscious bias training, to understand what level of racist we are?...Nor me. VIVIDA placed senior leaders of EY into the body of a young black man as he tried to get a job at the organisation using VR. You get the idea? This is the VIVIDA way. As people now work from home, we’ve redevelop our approach and tech to facilitate interactive immersive learning online at scale! That’s what we’ve just done for ITV. Our clients are collecting awards for the work we do for them. Sky, Barclays...take a bow :) My aim is to use my talents of storytelling, creativity and innovation to drive change and meaningfully impact and influence the hearts and minds of as many people as possible before my time is done. My mission is to make understanding subjects like Cyber Security, Diversity & Inclusion impactful and enjoyable. I HATE E-LEARNING. I HATE TRAINING.....and yet here I am! I working with my team to change things up ALOT! How the hell did that happen? Growing up I’d ask myself, how does a young black boy from the suburbs have a meaningful impact? Use my storytelling and technical abilities to transform to change behaviors. Then form a team of likewise exceptional individuals and then work with like minded organisations. Oh and openly share insights and learnings with as many people as possible along the way. Turns out a great way to help as many people as possible is to transform learning for thousands of people in organisations across the world. And here I am, Simeon Quarrie. Step by step living my dream. I’ve built and continue to build a supportive and exceptionally talented team (VIVIDA) that help me bring my vision to life using interactive storytelling. I continue to share and give back, having spoken and keynoted in over 20 countries. Including for Apple in San Francisco Cupertino.
A team within VIVIDA focused on the practical application of interactive & immersive technologies for the purpose of employee engagement, training and development.
My role is to lead VIVIDA as we help organisations drive change through powerful visual and immersive storytelling. Developing world leading virtual reality content, whilst continuing to create animation and video. We have helped FTSE 500 companies like Barclays, Canon, Unilever, Burberry, GE as well as medium-sized enterprises to engage with audiences internally and externally on issues that really matter. Resulting in employee retention, internal cultural change, CSR implementation and meaningful content creation and engaging training.
Serving on the Board as a Trustee. The aims of the Ideas Foundation are to identify and nurture creatively gifted young people who are not currently thriving within the academically focused education system. To give them the skills they need to gain employment in the creative industries. To develop an inclusive creative industry. We've collaborated with brands like Nike, Canon, Burberry and more.
Trimble Group is a media based training company focused on the Animal Healthcare. From Veterinarians to Animal Pharma. My role is to help accelerate their growth and impact.
BIMA 100 is a list of the digital industries most influential, pioneering individuals. With a focus security awareness and diversity. Simeon is listed as a "Champion for Change" for his contribution to the industry.
I love educating and telling stories on stage or remotely. topics include: Innovation & Storytelling in Diversity and Inclusion, Creativity, Storytelling, Filmmaking, and more. I've spoken over 100 times in the last 4 years. Below are a selection of highlights o Apple - FCPX Summit - Keynote - Cupertino San Francisco - Creativity o BSI - Resilience - The importance of storytelling for business resilience o Canon - Norway, Sweden - The business behind creativity o National Film & TV Institute - Keynote - Ghana - Be the future o Barclays - UK Tour - Business resilience, when the worst happens o Canon - Kenya - Press conference and 5DKIV camera launch o Bloggerconf - Dublin - An audience with Simeon Quarrie o YouTube, Summer in the City Convention - Filmmaking best practices o Canon - Estonia, Denmark, Norway, London - Visual Storytelling o Kenyetta University - Kenya - Be the future o Getty Images - London - Video in the future economy. o Creative Usergroup Conference - Washington D.C - Visual storytelling and creativity. o Royal Navy - Migrant rescue team talk and workshop o Time Inc : I addressed their internal audience to help them launch their video proposition. o IBM : Personal and business resilience If you'd like me to your business or at an event, please reach out to me.