Sam Strear

At seven, I was hammering together scrap wood from the garage, creating what I thought was a plane. A few years later, I was taking apart a Blackberry phone just to understand how the ball tracker worked. That curiosity, the need to observe, inspect, and disassemble the world around me, has never left.

It's the same drive that led me to start flying at 14, before I ever drove a car. Trusting in technology, mechanics, and my own capabilities as I threw in the throttle.

I'm a tactile thinker who learns by doing. Whether I'm dissembling problems at my computer, visualizing solutions across multiple screens, or experimenting with new tools, physical or digital, I thrive when I'm enveloped in the challenge.

I love being taken over by the problem-solving adventure of picking up a new skill, adding it to my tool belt, and then bringing my creativity to life by acting on what I've learned.

As an Eagle Scout, I learned to explore the world through both text and real-life experience. Backpacking with my dad showed me the balance between technology and being present, how innovation can improve our world without taking away from genuine connection.

I'm an introverted extrovert who finds joy in being active and present. Whether I'm pushing myself in the gym, going for a hike, or collaborating with people who challenge me to think outside the box.

At the end of the day, I'm a thinker and a learner. I approach problems with both optimism and healthy skepticism, seeing all possibilities with openness and enough caution to know when to move on to the next adventure.

That's what drives me as the founder of Unstable Designs: a way for me to explore the world around me by thinking outside the box, building systems that function beautifully, one experiment at a time.