Simba Wakatama
Bio
Simba’s passion for connecting people with objects through design & marketing is the reason he has won multiple engineering awards & exposed large brands to millions of millennials on social media.
He specialises in rapid prototyping, idea validation, and influencer marketing.
Simba utilizes rapid prototyping and design techniques to drastically reduce R&D costs and lead times. His designs have gained him prestigious engineering innovation awards such as the Norman Esch Award for his bone conduction headphone design (headphones that don’t use your ears).
He is also an advisor at the Ryerson University Digital Experience Lab where he leads the fabrication and design curriculum and lectures. He has taught over 1000 university students how to 3D print and his curriculum has been used to teach over 3000 students in Toronto. He enjoys helping early stage entrepreneurs validate their ideas, advising for programs such as Futurpreneur and NASA’s Space Apps.
Simba also exposed brands to over 50 Million millennials on social media as an influencer marketing consultant and CEO of LiftOff/NewAmber. Working with brands such as Sony Music Canada, Sonos, NastyGal, & SkinnyDip getting the attention of Universal Music Group, TIFF and the like.
