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/May 26, 2026

Simon Otto: Love your journey, not your success.

Interview Mindset

by Roman Balzan

Chief Marketing and Brand Officer at Alpian

Roman Balzan, Chief Marketing and Brand Officer at Alpian
How does a dedicated investment of time, effort, ink and imagination turn a dream into an Oscar-winning reality?
https://youtu.be/y4NEM-JxmEA

Born in Switzerland, Simon Otto dreamt of becoming an animator from a young age. His laser focus on his passion led him to pursue an art degree at F&F Zurich, followed by animation training at the Gobelins Animation School in Paris, an internship at Walt Disney Feature Animation and finally his first job at DreamWorks Animation in Los Angeles in 1997.
He went on to work as an animator on popular works such as The Prince of Egypt and was nominated for an Oscar for his work as Head of Character Animation on DreamWork’s How to Train Your Dragon trilogy.
We spoke to him about investing in your dreams, taking risks, which role money should play in a fulfilled life, and more.
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Roman Balzan

Roman is Chief Marketing and Brand Officer at Alpian, Switzerland’s first FINMA-licensed premium digital bank with private banking services, where he also leads the company-wide AI adoption programme.

He holds a Master’s degree in economics from the University of St. Gallen HSG and built his career across entrepreneurship and brand leadership: co-founding Suxedoo.ch, leading employer brand marketing programs at Google in EMEA, and launching Lime’s first European market, Switzerland, before heading the company’s EMEA marketing and brand efforts. He once walked 2,300 km on the Camino de Santiago with his dog Nelson, from St. Gallen to Santiago de Compostela.

He writes the AI stream of Alpian’s weekly editorial, on the human side of AI in banking.

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