This talk on the importance of resilience from Deborah Sass and Thomas Reemer is a powerful reminder of the challenges that we face when we are pioneering projects, building bold and innovative start-ups and disrupting industries all with the aim of creating a more equitable and exciting future. As the founders of Space Hero, an ambitious company whose mission is to democratise space, Deborah and Thomas have experienced just how challenging the journey to launch people into space can be. This talk is a lesson for all in how to not only stay positive in the face of adversity but how to harness your resilience and use it to help you thrive.

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Deborah Sass, born and raised in London, with an Indian Jazz musician father and a British model mother, Deborah experienced growing up in the challenging environment of the 70ies and 80ies in England, embattled by poverty and racism.

Her strong base comes from growing up in a loving family with two younger siblings. The family moved to Australia where Deborah finished school and went to work as a sales woman for the Yellow Pages being only 17 years old, learning the hard graft of cold calling customers and convincing them to pay for an ad. Discovering success and reward through her own power and strength put her on a different path.

Deborah started her media career working in advertising, radio and TV in Perth, Australia, then back in London soon after. She then moved her career to the digital music and film industry, first at Muze, then as an SVP at Macrovision, overseeing all their European Business. Moving to Los Angeles in 2007 she helped set up a digital entertainment consultancy practice and became a passionate champion for all things digital & entertainment. By 2014, now an experienced executive with a global outlook and a strong focus on tech, entertainment & raising money, she understood that there is more to happiness than success in business and first moved to Bali, then 2 years later to Ibiza, which she now calls home.

In 2016 Deborah was contacted by a colleague of many years, Thomas Reemer, to restart a venture he had created in 2008 called Space Hero. The cooperation proved to be successful and the venture took off in an incredible way. For two years both founders travelled to meet with the global space industry. The venture is now on a path to becoming an impactful global project.

Deborah lives on a farm with her two beautiful jack russells, affectionately called Buzz & Armstrong and grows her own vegetables. She enjoys a healthy and sustainable lifestyle.

Thomas Reemer, born and raised in East Berlin, Thomas was only 18 when the wall came down. Both his parents were diplomats working for the East German government, they raised the family with a communist mindset.

Thomas launched his first successful business, a hip-hop nightclub in his old neighbourhood, right after he finished studying history and politics at the Free University in Berlin. He went on to manage a pop band racking up four #1 hits in Germany. By the late 90's his thirst for knowledge took him and his young family to Liverpool, where he studied at the auspicious Music Business School set up by Sir Paul McCartney. From managing a club, then a band to starting Artists First, the first ecommerce site for independent artists, Thomas was fast establishing himself as a passionate & driven international music tech entrepreneur.

Space Hero was born in 2008. Thomas spent several years fleshing out the idea & raising money. The first iteration had to be shelved, because seats to the ISS were unavailable for private missions. Thomas' next business venture took him to China, where he grew a successful ecommerce platform for music, apps and games. In 2016 Thomas contacted his colleague of many years, Deborah Sass, to restart Space Hero. The cooperation proved to be successful and the venture took off in an incredible way. For two years both founders travelled to meet with the global space industry. The venture is now on a path to becoming an impactful global project. An avid reader, Thomas now lives between the city & a farm outside of Berlin with his brilliant partner and the occasional drop in from his grown-up children. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

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