词条 | Paul Gollash |
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| name = Paul Gollash | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin | residence = New York City, New York | nationality = American | education = {{unbulleted list|Dartmouth College|University of Chicago Booth School of Business}} | occupation = Founder and CEO, Voxy }}Paul Gollash is an American entrepreneur and business executive. He is the CEO and founder of Voxy, a language-learning platform that uses mobile and web technology to teach English as a second language. He is currently based in New York City.[1][2] Early lifeGollash is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] He studied at Dartmouth College where he received his BA in Economics in 1997. At 22, he graduated from college and moved to Santiago, Chile.[2][3][4] CareerGollash traveled to Chile to learn Spanish and begin an import/export company.[1][3][5] When he was 24, he moved to Madrid to work for Opel, a subset of General Motors Europe, where he sold car parts and established auto repair shops in Spain, Portugal, and other parts of southern Europe.[1][2][6] After his time in Madrid, Gollash returned to the United States to attend The University of Chicago-Booth School of Business. He received his MBA with Honors in 2004.[3][6] He then worked as a management consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton for a short time before he left to work for Virgin Group.[1][2] During his time there, he helped conceive, raise funding for, and launch Virgin Hotels.[1][2] Gollash co-founded Voxy with Gregg Carey in September 2010. He serves as the company's chief executive officer and lead spokesperson. The concept for Voxy was based on Gollash's experiences of learning a second language and his ideas about engaging language learners with real-world content.[1][5] At the 2010 TechCrunch Disrupt conference, Gollash pitched Voxy in front of a panel that included Sean Parker, Greg Tseng, James Slavet, and Victoria Ransom.[7] Since then, Voxy has received a total of $20.4 million in funding.[8] Personal lifeIn May 2015, Gollash married Maria Cabo. They have a daughter, Greta.[9] See also
References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web |url=http://mixergy.com/interviews/paul-gollash-voxy/ |title=How to stand up to investors who rejected your idea – with Paul Gollash |author= |date=24 October 2014 |website=nixergy.com |publisher=Andrew Warner |access-date=7 July 2015}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web |url=https://newlearningtimes.com/cms/article/1940 |title=Profiles: Paul Gollash |last1=Meersschaert |first1=Kate |date=6 October 2014 |website=newlearningtimes.com |publisher= EdLab, Teachers College, Columbia University |access-date=7 July 2015}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://blogs.ubc.ca/etec522sept13/2013/09/28/paul-gollash-founder-ceo-at-voxy/ |title=Paul Gollash, Founder & CEO at Voxy |author= |date=28 September 2013 |website=blogs.ubc.ca |publisher=The University of British Columbia |access-date=7 July 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707095115/http://blogs.ubc.ca/etec522sept13/2013/09/28/paul-gollash-founder-ceo-at-voxy/ |archivedate=7 July 2015 |df= }} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://thedartmouth.com/1997/page/83/ |title=Graduation List as of June 5, 1997 |author= |date=8 June 1997 |website=thedartmouth.com |publisher=The Dartmouth, Inc |access-date=7 July 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707093208/http://thedartmouth.com/1997/page/83/ |archivedate=7 July 2015 |df= }} 5. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.fastcompany.com/1838966/voxys-paul-gollash-makes-language-learning-social-local-and-mobile |title=Voxy's Paul Gollash Makes Language Learning Social, Local, and Mobile |last1=Holmes |first1=David |date=7 June 2012 |website=fastcompany.com |publisher=Mansueto Ventures, LLC |access-date=7 July 2015}} 6. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.chicagobooth.edu/conversations/featured-speakers/20152014/paul-gollash |title=Paul Gollash, '04 |author= |website=chicagobooth.edu |publisher=The University of Chicago Booth School of Business |access-date=7 July 2015}} 7. ^{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/09/28/voxy/ |title=Voxy Helps You Learn A Language By Text, iPhone, Email And Web |last1=Tsotsis |first1=Alexia |date=28 September 2010 |website=techcrunch.com |publisher=AOL Inc |access-date=7 July 2015}} 8. ^{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/09/03/from-disrupt-finalist-to-8m-in-funding-and-2m-users-voxy-tells-all/ |title=From Disrupt Finalist To $8M In Funding And 2M Users, Voxy Tells All |last1=Crook |first1=Jordan |date=3 September 2012 |website=techcrunch.com |publisher=AOL Inc |access-date=7 July 2015}} 9. ^{{cite web| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/08/fashion/mens-style/new-york-bachelors-yearn-for-more.html| title=Meet the New York Bachelors Who Yearn for Something More| author=Sridhar Pappu| date=January 7, 2016| publisher=The New York Times| access-date=May 30, 2017}} External links
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