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Gerard Olive

Spain, 31, CEO-Founder of BeRepublic, BeTalent, BeCapital Seed Money and MaiTai PSK. Partner of BeOne Telecome, Trasnational Talent and BeMobile.

Headline: Entrepreneur
Work status: Employed Full-Time
Website: http://www.berepublic.es
Industries: Internet, Media, Mobile
Skills: Business, Copy Writing, English, Entrepreneurship, Guerrilla marketing, Investment, Italian, Languages, Management, Marketing, Negotiation, Public speaking, Sales, Spanish, Viral marketing, Writing
Location: Barcelona
Groups: Growth Companies 2010 - HiT bizBarcelona
Visas: EU.
Interested in: Advising startups, Brainstorming, Creating a group, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding engineers, Finding experts, Finding hot stories, Finding team mates, Getting press, Helping friends, Helping members of my groups, Investing in projects, Joining a startup, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Participating in a competition, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Providing services to startups, Raising money, Recruiting, Recruiting for my startup, Supporting my investments, Trading services
Tags: advertising, innovation management, internet advertising, internet and mobile business., mobile content, mobile marketing, mobile media, online business, online content, online marketing, online media, web 2.0. business angel
Schools: Universitat Rámon Llull

FULL BIO

Entrepreneur launching and investing in innovative start-ups and new business units based on Internet, mobile marketing and digital signage disruptive business

Now CEO and founder of BeRepublic, a full-service interactive marketing agency and development firm, and CEO of MaiTai, a full-service cross media marketing agency firm. Both with offices in Barcelona and Madrid, Spain, and Andorra.

Responsibilities include all aspects of developing, servicing, and growing relationships with its clients and partners, as well as managing day to day operations.

Extensive experience both as speaker at seminars ar IESE Business School, Elisava, ESIC and IED Barcelona.

Currently, also is founder and member of the board and partner at BeOne Telecom, BeCapital, BeTalent. Member of the board at Transational Talent and President of Mehari Entrepreneurs.

Top 20, most influential young entrepreneurs selection by IESE Business School http://tinyurl.com/33gq8ab

Specialties

Innovation management, advertising, internet advertising, online marketing, mobile marketing, mobile media, online content, online business, mobile content, online media, web 2.0.

Business Angel on Internet and mobile Business: BeCapital Seed Money.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: BeCapital Seed Money
Position: Partner & Founder
Time period: October 2010 - Present
Description: BeCapital is an 2M€ investment fund run by entrepreneurs with experience in the online and mobile environment, supported by legal and financial partners, specialized in smart investment (smart money) in online and mobile businesses.

It aims to support and incubate new projects in its early stages, providing financing, management and infrastructure, increasing the likelihood that achieve success as quickly as possible, and participating in the benefits resulting therefrom.

Employer: BeTalent
Position: Partner & Founder
Time period: September 2010 - Present

Employer: Trasnational Talent - Headhunting
Position: Board Member
Time period: June 2010 - Present

Employer: MaiTai PSK
Position: CEO
Time period: August 2009 - Present
Description: Socio y CEO de la agencia de publicidad Offline MaiTai, adquirida por BeRepublic en Julio de 2009. Especialistas en Branding, comunicación comercial (Prensa, Radio y Televisión) y acciones en el punto de venta. Creadores, junto a BeRepublic, de acciones publicitarias CrossMedia.

Employer: BeOne Telecom
Position: Partner & Board Member.
Time period: January 2008 - Present
Description: Socio y miembro del consejo de administración de la operadora de telecomunicaciones BeOne Telecom, especialista en soluciones de VOIP en España

Employer: BeRepublic
Position: CEO - Founder
Time period: February 2006 - Present
Description: Fundador, socio y CEO de la agencia de publicidad online BeRepublic, especialista en campañas de publicidad online, mobile y digital signage. Oficinas en Barcelona, Madrid y Andorra.

Employer: Focus on Emotions
Position: CCO & Partner
Time period: January 2005 - February 2006

Employer: Web Republic Networks
Position: Director Creativo (Online)
Time period: March 2002 - December 2004

Employer: Process Blue Gorup
Position: Director Creativo (Online)
Time period: September 2001 - February 2002

Employer: Netjuice Network
Position: Creativo Senior
Time period: June 2000 - July 2001

EDUCATION

University: Universitat Rámon Llull
Time period: 1999 - 2003
Degree: Blanquerna - Comunicación Audiovisual.

PUBLICATIONS

INFORMATION

Clubs: Circulo Ecuestre de Barcelona, FCBarcelona, RCN de Barcelona, aaaaBlanquerna
Memberships: President of Mehari Entrepreneurs

Gerard's Startups (1)

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  • BeRepublic

    BeRepublic is an Interactive advertising agency, specialist in new media advertising (Internet, Mobile Marketing and Digital Signage). HQ in Barcelona and offices in Madrid and Andorra, 35 employees.

Gerard is Following (4)

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  • Coupon Tweet

    Coupon Tweet is a community coupon site that provides the latest greatest coupons as tweeted by millions of Twitter users

  • Iris Experience

    They are an interactive marketing firm that creates innovate spaces of communication online that go much further than the web, so that companies can differentiate themselves on the Internet and increase the visits to their website

  • IDUnited - digital marketing services

    IDUnited - digital marketing services is a media startup changing the world by providing mobile couponing and mobile loyalty solutions based on Micorosoft TAG technology

  • gasta

    gasta is an internet startup changing the world by blended search

Gerard's Contacts (3)

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  • Javier Garcia

    Spanish, 40 Independent Private Banker, I work in Private Banking industry since 1991, Partner BeCapital, (smart money company) membership's Mehari Entrepreneurs Association in Barcelona. I studied in IE Business School, a Master in Management