Updated on 2025-12-09 from Southeast Asia

Hey, I'm Jesse

I’m living with friends in a tech community in Southeast Asia while building Commons—hosting mindful events and group trips. I’m training for longevity and started surfing again.

Next year, I intend to grow Commons and explore more of East and Southeast Asia.

I’m grateful for this chapter and the people in it.

Thanks for being here.

Photo of Jesse
Photo of Jesse
Photo of Jesse

Photo by Arthur

What I’ve been doing

Ventures

  • Commons (2025) — Founded a movement around mindful events and group trips; hosted 40+ events, two monthly cohorts with 24 and 52 members, now developing programming, partnerships, and a sustainable model.

  • Agora (2024/2025) — A community café concept born from isolation in Arctic Norway; interned at Schwanenburg in Germany, formed early partnerships in Madeira, and hosted an intellectual dinner.

  • Apprentice (2022/2023) — An education-system solution; won a competition leading to a conversation with Sam Altman and an invitation to The Residency in SF.

Work

  • Active Image (2022) — Six-month internship at a digital art platform: research, hardware handling, exhibition support, quality assurance, and roadmap planning with the CTO.

  • Freelance Design (2017/2024) — Media design and web design & development in Framer.

  • Market Research (2022) — Coffee and food D2C market analyses for investors.

Education

  • Scholarium (2022) — Remote general studies at a private institution in Vienna, including law, politics, geopolitics, energy, and community.

  • Abitur (2020) — Valedictorian with a 1.0; nominated for Studienstiftung.

Storytelling

  • YouTube, Instagram & TikTok (2025) — Personal video essays and shorts.

  • Substack (2025) — Personal & Commons updates.

  • X & Threads (2022/2025) — Micro-blogging.

  • Podcast (2023) — Conversations and solo episodes on entrepreneurship, education, progress, talent, and innovation.

  • Mynd Travel (2017/2019) — Travel photography featured on Unsplash, Instagram, and portfolio website; now compiled as a coffee-table book.

Say hi

Email me at jesse@gabel.is to join Commons, co-host mindful events, offer a venue, create trip content, or sponsor events or trips.