| 词条 | AquaMobile |
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|logo = Logo_for_AquaMobile.png |name = AquaMobile, Inc. |caption = |type = Private company |industry = Education Sports Aquatic sports |locations = |foundation = Toronto, Canada ({{Start date|2011|02|15}}) |founder = Diana Goodwin |location_city = Toronto |location_country = Canada |area_served = North America |key_people = |products = private swim lessons |revenue = |num_employees = 1,500 |parent = |homepage = {{URL|aquamobileswim.com|aquamobile.com}} }}AquaMobile is an on-demand private swim lesson service. Founded in 2011, it has been described as "the Uber of at-home swim lessons", and is the largest swim lesson provider in North America.[1][2] HistoryAquaMobile was founded by Diana Goodwin, who had the idea as she was teaching group swimming lessons at a local community pool while working on her undergraduate degree at the Rotman School of Management in 2003. In teaching these lessons, she felt she couldn't devote enough attention to each student and she began offering private swimming lessons independently at the clients' homes.[3] In 2007 Goodwin received her Bachelor's of Commerce in 2007 and accepted a job at Bain & Company as a management consultant.[4] At the same time her independent aquatics business continued to grow, and she left Bain to refine and grow her business at the Kellogg School of Management in 2010.[5][6] The following year, Goodwin received her MBA and relaunched her swim lesson venture as AquaMobile.[4] CurrentToday, AquaMobile is an international company with over 1,500 swim instructors, including several former Olympians.[7][8] Its revenue has doubled each year since 2012.[9] ReceptionIn 2013, less than two years after its founding, AquaMobile was recognized for its impact by the Empact Showcase, hosted and awarded by the United Nations in partnership with Entrepreneur Magazine.[10] AquaMobile also won first-place in the 2015 Small Business Challenge, hosted by TELUS and The Globe and Mail.[11] The grand-prize is a $100,000 grant for small businesses to scale-up, in addition to a $10,000 donation to a charity of the founder's choice.[7][8] In March 2016, Diana Goodwin appeared on Dragons' Den to pitch AquaMobile. Judges included Joe Mimran, Michele Romanow, and Jim Treliving; all three made offers, with Treliving matching Goodwin's initial request of $200,000 in exchange for a 10 percent equity stake.[12] References1. ^{{cite news|url=https://techvibes.com/2015/09/17/uber-for-swim-instructors-wins-100000-award-from-telus-2015-09-17|title=Uber for Swim Instructors wins $100,000 from Telus|publisher=TechVibes|date=September 17, 2015}} 2. ^{{cite website|url=http://www.businessnetworking.today/speakers.html|publisher=Business Networking Today|title=Keynote Speakers – Diana Goodwin, Founder and CEO of AquaMobile Swim School}} 3. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/news_articles/2015/09032015-start-me-up-diana-goodwin.aspx|title=Start Me Up: Diana Goodwin '11|publisher=Kellogg|last=Mustain|first=Andrea|date=September 3, 2015}} 4. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://www.bain.com/alumni/newsletter/Dec2012/pdfs/Toronto2012.pdf|title=Bain Alumni Newsletter|date=December 1, 2012|publisher=Bain & Company}} 5. ^{{cite website|url=http://rotmancommerce.utoronto.ca/alumni/connect-alumni/alumni-profiles/diana-goodwin/|publisher=University of Toronto|title=Alumni Profiles: Diana Goodwin}} 6. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisaroepe/2016/12/21/how-this-millennial-turned-a-side-gig-into-a-1-million-business/2/#7571eb72e551|publisher=Forbes|last=Roepe|first=Lisa Rabasca|title=How This Millennial Turned a Side Gig Into a $1 Million Business|date=December 21, 2016}} 7. ^1 {{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-growth/the-challenge/what-could-100000-cash-do-for-your-small-business/article29287968/|title=Winner of 2015 contest doing swimmingly well|last=Johne|first=Marjo|date=March 18, 2016|publisher=The Globe and Mail}} 8. ^1 {{cite news|url=https://about.telus.com/community/english/news_centre/news_releases/blog/2015/09/17/aquamobile-makes-a-splash-and-wins-a-100000-award-from-telus-in-the-small-business-challenge|publisher=TELUS|date=September 17, 2015|title=AquaMobile makes a splash and wins $100,000 award from TELUS in the Small Business Challenge}} 9. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-growth/the-challenge/swim-lesson-business-has-a-digital-edge/article25096249/|date=June 25, 2015|last=Johne|first=Marjo|publisher=The Globe and Mail|title=Her swim-lesson business has a digital edge}} 10. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.empactshowcase.com/company/1526-aquamobile-swim-school/2014|title=Empact Showcase: AquaMobile Swim School|publisher=Entrepreneur|date=October 28, 2014}} 11. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-growth/the-challenge/swim-school-rises-to-the-surface-wins-challenge-contest/article26384101/|publisher=The Globe and Mail|last=Johne|first=Marjo|date=September 17, 2015|title=Swim-lesson entrepreneur wins Small Business Challenge contest}} 12. ^{{cite news|url=http://business.financialpost.com/entrepreneur/fp-startups/dragons-den-why-jim-treliving-is-leaving-the-door-wide-open-for-this-swim-school-entrepreneur?__lsa=cce0-456c|title=Dragons' Den: Why Jim Treliving is leaving the door wide open for this swim school entrepreneur|last=Bitti|first=Mary Teresa|date=March 10, 2016|publisher=Financial Post}} 4 : Canadian brands|Companies based in Toronto|Companies established in 2011|2011 establishments in Ontario |
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