Open Up: Building Stronger Ties
Wednesday, 19 January 2022, at 17:00 GMT (UK time)
Our January webinar will feature an Iranian-American serial entrepreneur whose latest startup addresses this very challenge by using an innovative approach to team building for remote teams in the post-pandemic ecosphere.
OpenUp’s mission is to help corporations develop stronger interpersonal relationships through meaningful conversations. Its unique platform enables people to have open-ended conversations, guided by questions curated based on the intentions of the group. The goal of these conversations is to forge deeper bonds among the participants by building empathy, discussing past experiences, present values, and future aspirations, and sharing resources and ideas.
OpenUp is made for all types of communities, including corporations, social media groups, community organisations, neighbourhoods, human rights violation survivors, business teams, and educational institutions.
OpenUp is free to use on both iOS and Android, and is available in over 160 countries worldwide. For more information or to download the app, please visit: https://openup.chat
About our Presenters
Sina Eghrari
Entrepreneur
More recently, Sina was co-founder and CTO of San the Francisco-based digital advertising agency, SocioFabrica, where he lead technology professional services for clients such as Ross Stores, eBay, and NTT. Earlier in his career, Sina co-created e-commerce company Payless Decor, where he operated every aspect of the business, building the company to $2.4m annual revenue. After selling Payless Decor, he co-founded an interactive advertising platform, raised $3.8m between debt and equity, and grew the core team quickly to keep up the growth.
Sina graduated first in his class from Georgia Tech with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering at the age of 19. He went on to design computer chips for Intel and Motorola, then returned to Georgia Tech to complete a Master’s degree in Computer Science. Sina is the CEO of OpenUp Inc.
Alvaro Gomez
Head of Growth at OpenUp and Founder of Goguru Consulting
At only 26 years old, Alvaro Gomez has been part of the creation and launch of 4 successful startups. Originally from the South of Spain, at the age of 18, he went to study computer engineering at the most recognized university in his country. Despite being the first in his class, he dropped out before completing his first year to co-found Mencanta: the tinder for fashion. Later he was the CMO and co-founder of Lola Market, the leading app in Spain to sell groceries online, billing more than €1 million a month in just two years and recently being acquired by Glovo. With the experience he learned, Alvaro founded Goguru Consulting to help other Startups grow such as Scoobic.com, Playtomic and Claps.ai. After meeting Sina kitesurfing in the Dominican Republic, he is now the Head of Growth at OpenUp with the dream to help millions of employees around the world be happier in their workplace.