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Rival Norman Syah

@rivalnormansyah

Entrepreneur and corporate strategist building scalable, AI-enabled platforms for mental health, education, and economic equity across Southeast Asia.

Indonesia

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to build and scale AI-enabled, impact-driven products where strategy, partnerships, and community execution work together—turning measurable insights into systems that expand access to mental health, a better economy, and education.

I’m an entrepreneur and corporate strategist focused on building platforms, communities, and systems that solve real problems across Southeast Asia. I currently lead ImpactSEA, a regional ecosystem that helps emerging entrepreneurs co-create solutions for mental health, education, and economic inequality.

For the past 7+ years, I’ve operated at the intersection of digital marketing, partnerships, and strategic innovation. At Riliv, I drive corporate strategy and lead AI-enabled initiatives designed to cut operational costs, unlock new markets, and expand access to mental health support at scale.

With ImpactSEA, I founded and led a regional program engaging 220+ participants from 11 countries across 44 interdisciplinary teams. I built an end-to-end startup development journey—onboarding, learning portal, webinars, skill labs, and an Impact Challenge—culminating in 12+ validated social ventures.

I’m energized by meaningful growth rooted in empathy and long-term impact. I use data-informed strategy and partnership building to turn big ideas into collaborative execution, including AI-enabled mental health coaching and scalable learning infrastructure powered by LMS and mentoring scheduling systems.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Founder & Project Leader

Current

ImpactSEA

Dec 2024 - Present (1 year 5 months)

Founded ImpactSEA to unite changemakers across Southeast Asia and drive youth-led innovation. Led a regional program engaging 220+ participants across 11 countries, building a startup development journey that resulted in 12+ validated social ventures and a scalable LMS/mentoring digital infrastructure.

Program Design LMS Community Impact Reporting Digital Infrastructure

Current

Corporate Strategy

Current

Riliv

Jul 2024 - Present (1 year 10 months)

Developed AI-enabled initiatives to reduce COGS by 30% and led the launch of an AI-powered mental health coaching product expected to increase user retention by 25% next quarter. Drove market analysis for education expansion (potential IDR 2 billion/year) and accelerated partnerships with 5 major corporations, contributing to a 20% increase in enterprise accounts.

Cost Optimization Market Analysis Product Strategy User Retention B2B | Partnerships Go To Market Strategy Business Intelligence

Strategic Partnerships Manager

Riliv

Dec 2022 - Jun 2024 (1 year 6 months)

Built a strategic partnership model generating over IDR 500 million in revenue for Q2 2023. Onboarded 50+ brands, increasing digital presence by 40% and user engagement by 15%, and helped secure a sandbox regulatory framework license under the Indonesian Health Ministry to strengthen credibility and market trust.

Strategic Partnerships Revenue Growth Brand Partnerships Licensing Stakeholder Management

Growth Marketing Manager

Riliv

Mar 2022 - Nov 2022 (8 months)

Analyzed user behavior and optimized campaigns to increase user acquisition by 114% (from 350k to 750k users) within two quarters.

Marketing Analytics User Behavior Analysis Campaign Optimization Customer Acquisition KPI Tracking Audience Targeting Marketing Strategy

B2C Marketing Manager

Riliv

Oct 2019 - Feb 2022 (2 years 4 months)

Led B2C digital marketing strategies that increased new user sign-ups by 20% and improved user experience, raising retention by 15%.

Digital Marketing Strategy Performance Marketing User Sign Up Growth Customer Retention Funnel Optimization User Experience Testing

GoLife Event & Promotion PIC

Gojek

Jun 2018 - Oct 2019 (1 year 4 months)

Facilitated 30+ marketing events per month to support peak campaign periods. Secured 5,000+ customer acquisitions through on-the-ground event and promotion execution.

Event Marketing Customer Acquisition Campaign Execution Field Marketing

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

RevoU

Full Stack Digital Marketing Course, Digital Marketing

2020 - 2021

Completed a full stack digital marketing course covering strategic marketing and tools such as Google Analytics, Facebook Ads, Google Ads, SEO, and CRM.

Fulbright University Vietnam

Entrepreneurship (Short Course), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

2022 -

Completed an intensive short course on international business and entrepreneurship, focusing on born globals and cross-cultural team management.

Arizona State University

Entrepreneurship (Short Course), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

2023 -

Completed a 5-week virtual incubator short course on entrepreneurship and pitch preparation through the U.S.-ASEAN STIC Program, with a business idea selected as one of the top 4 in Southeast Asia and seed grant funding at demo day.