"C urrently, my tea m a nd I a re ra ising a p re- seed round for O p enRep , with p la ns to la unch a g o- t o- ma rk et st ra t eg y in Ja nua r y 20 25. "O ur focus is on refining the p rod uct, onb oa rd ing initia l customers, a nd collecting va lua b le feed b a ck to g uid e further d evelop ment. "By the end of 20 24, I envision O p enRep a s a p olished , va lid a ted p la tform with a d ed ic a t ed user b a se. With those p roof p oints, we a im to ma ke a ma jor p ush in 20 25, solid ifying O p enRep ?s p osition a s a n ind isp ensa b le tool for p rofessiona ls a nd b usinesses looking to a mp lify their d ig ita l p resence without need ing a ma rketing d eg ree. "This b lend of entrep reneuria l vision, technica l exp ertise, a nd community focus reflects t he synerg y of my ent ire c a reer. My journey is a b out more tha n p ersona l a chievements; it d emonstra tes how ind ivid ua ls ca n help sha p e entire ecosystems. "In c yb ersec urit y, I help ed tra nsform Va ncouver?s community from a mod est g a thering of p rofessiona ls into a thriving , recog nized entity tha t sup p orts its memb ers a nd influences ind ustry trend s. "In ed uc a t ion, I ha ve d evelop ed cutting - ed g e curricula , b uilt ta lent p ip elines, a nd eq uip p ed rising p rofessiona ls with the tools a nd knowled g e they need to secure our d ig ita l future. "As a b usiness lea d er, I a m reima g ining d ig ita l ma rketing to ma ke it a ccessib le to everyone.
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"Va ncouver is on the verg e of sig nifica nt g rowth in technolog y a nd cyb ersecurity, a nd I a m p roud to ha ve contrib uted to la ying the g round work.
"Tod a y, the city's cyb ersecurity events d ra w la rg e crowd s, t op - t ier sp ea k ers, a nd a strong sense of excitement. Loca l sta rtup s no long er need to rely on Silic on Va lley or Toront o for mentorship ; these resources a re increa sing ly a va ila b le here, sup p orted b y lea d ers who b elieve in Va ncouver?s p otentia l a s a g lob a l cyb ersecurity hub. Stud ents g ra d ua ting from UBC a nd VCC now enter the workforce with b oth technica l skills a nd a comp rehensive und ersta nd ing of success in comp lex, reg ula ted ind ustries. C omp a nies tha t once strug g led with their d ig ita l p resence ca n turn to O p enRep for a cost- effective solution. "My journey? from t eena g e sid e hust les to b uild ing a d ig it a l ma rk et ing firm, from setting cyb ersecurity sta nd a rd s a t C PABC to revita lizing Va ncouver?s la rg est cyb ersecurity a ssocia tion, from tea ching interna tiona l a ud iences to la unching a p la tform tha t d emocra tizes ma rketing ? ha s b een a continuous evolution. It is a story of rising t o c ha lleng es, find ing wa ys to innova te, a nd sha ring knowled g e so others ca n d o the sa me. "As 20 24 d ra ws to a close, my g oa ls a re clea r. I wa nt O p enRep to sta nd a s a b ea con of a ccessib le ma rketing technolog y. I wa nt Va ncouver?s cyb ersecurity scene to continue flourishing , a ttra cting more ta lent, investments, a nd recog nition. I wa nt my st ud ent s a nd ment ees to step confid ently into their futures, a rmed with the wisd om a nd skills I ha ve help ed them d evelop. Ultima tely, I wa nt to p rove tha t a city like Va ncouver, often oversha d owed b y la rg er tech hub s, ca n p rod uce w orld - c la ss lea d ers, ed uca tors, innova tors, a nd entrep reneurs who lea ve a la st ing ma rk on the g lob a l sta g e!"
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