The Rodolfo Rivas Project

Season 4 Episode 05 – Rodolfo C. Rivas, Chief of Staff, Arbitrator, Law Professor, Film Director & Podcaster. Rodolfo Rivas is usually the host of The Rodolfo Rivas Project, but for this episode, the first guest of the podcast, Mr. Brian Frenkel, is back to take the duties of host and talk to the guest Rodolfo Rivas. It was great to have Brian taking the reins and flipping the table for a special episode. I hope we don’t jump the shark with this one. After four years of doing the show, maybe some of you may be wondering about the man behind one of the microphones. So this is your chance to learn a bit about him. The conversation evolves in a typical fashion, covering Rodolfo’s path to law school. The track was not laid out clearly, and for a moment there, Rodolfo flirted with film school. After not making the cut into two of the most challenging film schools in the country, Rodolfo decided to come back to the law and specialize in Intellectual Property, which got him to Spain and eventually to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, where he has lived more than a third of his life so far. After his stint at WIPO, he decided to try his luck at Stanford, where the impostor syndrome was alive. Then, he returned to Geneva to be with his future bride. After that, his professional path led him to International Trade, the Appellate Body, and the Mission of Israel, where he has been for almost eleven years. Lastly, he talks about his love and passion for radio, storytelling, and podcasting and how he finally decided to pay his debt to film by adapting a short story by Steven King. It was a delight talking to Brian, and he did a magnificent job as a host. Maybe we will listen to him again in the future. In the meantime, you can listen and enjoy this conversation. I hope you enjoy it! Take a listen! Please let us know by liking, subscribing, and/or reviewing if you enjoyed this conversation. I know I keep saying it, but it helps! The Rodolfo Rivas Project is available on all major platforms or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also find us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed here belong to the individuals sharing them and do not necessarily represent the views of their employers. Featuring: Rodolfo C. Rivas https://www.linkedin.com/in/rivasrodolfo/ https://rodolforivas.com/ https://rodolforivasproject.com/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10789558/ https://works.bepress.com/rivas_rodolfo/ https://rivasrod.medium.com/ https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1665778 Twitter: @rivasrod Guest Host: Brian Frenkel https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-frenkel-920698a/ Twitter: @medicenrulos About The Rodolfo Rivas Project: Conversations with talented individuals (lawyers, diplomats, entrepreneurs, academics, filmmakers, etc.) in International Geneva and beyond. Currently in season 4, and going strong! Ranked in the top 10% of podcasts in the world. Some of our guests include: Dr. Willy Mutunga (former Chief Justice Kenya), Dr. Chang-fa Lo (former Constitutional Court Justice), Dr. Grethel Aguilar (Acting DG of IUCN), Dr. Peter Van den Bossche (fmr. Chairman of the Appellate Body WTO), Jesus Seade (Undersecretary for North America Mexico's MFA), Amb. Angel Villalobos (Mexico to the WTO), Petros Mavoridis (Columbia Law School & CAS Arbitrator), Edward Kwakwa (Assistant DG at WIPO), Howard Stupp (two-time Pan American gold medalist & fmr. Director of Legal Affairs at IOC), David Zonana (filmmaker), Luke Lorentzen (filmmaker) and Andreas Koefoed (filmmaker). Available at: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, SoundCloud, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Facebook podcasts, Deezer, Stitcher etc. Follow Us: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/therodolforivasproject/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/rodolforivasproject