"Tech Startup-to-Watch" CEO Recognized as Regional Business Leader
WASHINGTON, March 20, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Jeenie(TM) is proud to announce its inclusion in MindShare, an exclusive organization designed especially for CEOs of the most promising high-tech companies in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Jeenie(TM) is a peer-to-peer marketplace for on-demand video or voice calls with HUMAN language and culture concierges. With the tap of a button, Jeenie(TM) mobile app connects customers to LIVE language help and cultural advice in less than 1 minute.
Jeenie's(TM) CEO and Co-Founder, Kirsten Brecht Baker, will join the 2019 class of MindShare, an organization founded in 1997 with a mission to help high-potential CEOs build long-term, sustainable companies. At the conclusion of the year-long Mindshare program, members graduate and join a powerful alumni network of over 1,000 CEOs.
"We are delighted to welcome Kirsten Brecht Baker to this year's class," said Steve Balistreri, Managing Director at Deloitte and executive committee board member. "Each year, our MindShare participants hail from some of the most innovative organizations in the DMV, and this year's class is certainly representative of the momentum and diversity we see in technology companies across the region."
MindShare selects CEOs from some of the area's hottest emerging companies. MindShare received more than 160 nominations for 2019, with 58 of those accepted into the final cohort.
Ms. Brecht Baker was also selected to serve as a 2019 WeDC Ambassador. The WeDC Ambassador Program, a collaboration between the D.C. Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development and the Washington D.C. Economic Partnership, engages the District's most promising and passionate business leaders, entrepreneurs, and influencers to represent DC's diverse, vibrant business ecosystem.
"As a global company focused on international use cases, Jeenie(TM) is leveraging our Washington D.C. roots and the city's role as a jumping-off point for significant international activity," says Brecht Baker. "Joining DMV-based (DC-Maryland-Virginia) communities like Mindshare and the WeDC Ambassador program put us at the center of the city's innovation. We look forward to supporting, and collaborating with, our fellow Mindshare members and WeDC Ambassadors."
Jeenie's(TM) participation in both programs will include opportunities to represent Washington D.C. locally, nationally and internationally as a hub for creativity and innovation.
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About Jeenie(TM)
The Jeenie(TM) Mobile App provides on-demand, real-time language assistance and cultural advice by connecting users via video-chat or audio to a live bilingual, bicultural HUMAN who can help hold three-way conversations, navigate new cities, read signs and menus, and experience more of the local culture. The Jeenie(TM) Mobile App is compatible with iOS and Android and available in the app store in 60+ countries.
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