Our Time HQ

🌟 Team Spotlight on Tirth Kanani! 🌟 Featuring one of our newest team members - Tirth, the Full-Stack Development team member at Our Time HQ! 🚀 Tirth, a Computer Science graduate with a rich background in software development, UI/UX, and product development, has joined our team as a front-end user experience specialist. Armed with an MSc in Human-Computer Interaction from the University of Birmingham, Tirth is driven by a passion for using technology to solve complex problems and deliver innovative solutions. Tirth's expertise spans AI development, machine learning algorithms, natural language processing, and data analytics. He is currently assisting in the development of Nexie, our AI-driven work/life balance platform, by conducting research and analysis to improve AI understanding of user habits and preferences. His ability to create intuitive interfaces and ensure seamless user experiences is a testament to his skills in full-stack development and UI/UX design. Many thanks to the University of Birmingham and the team, including Hazel Lodhi, for the generous grant and fantastic talent matching. Fun Fact: Whether he's designing user-friendly interfaces or volunteering with NGOs, Tirth always aims to make a positive difference in the world. 🌍 #OurTime #ItsTimeForOurTime #OurTimeIsNow #Teambuilding #SocialImpact #NewChapter #PurposeDriven #Diversity #DiverseTeam #WorkLifeBalance #Startup #VentureBuilding #Vision #Entrepreneurship #CompanyCulture #Teambuilding

It’s been a productive few weeks at Our Time HQ🌟 Welcoming new talent has turbo-boosted our business: Adarsh Sasiprakash, MSc AI & Machine Learning: AI Engineering Constantinos Pappas, BA Economics: Marketing & Business Development Elliot Preston, BA Economics: Data Analytics Tirth Kanani, MSc Human-Computer Interaction: Full Stack Development Our summer progress highlights: 🚀 900 businesses & partners on our list ready for full launch ✅ Nexie our AI-powered platform tackles workforce overwhelm - automates and reduces time spent on mundane tasks 💡 Built an onboarding calculator ✅ Providing insights into employee flight risk, attrition causes, and impact on your business 🔍 Leveraged RAG technology ✅ Enhanced data interrogation and insights as well as eliminating hallucination 🔐 Shifted coding to Python ✅ Improved security and performance 🌐 Nexie supports 57 languages ✅ Inclusive text and audio output 🛠️ Improved task handling ✅ Nexie now delivers structured, customisable insights for each business Interested in joining our next beta? 📧 Email me at hello@ourtimehq.com for a discovery call. Big thank you for the continued support from Yao L., Christina Patterson, Erik Schwartz, Alex Cheswick, Ella Goldner (Levy), ZINC, GoodTech Ventures, Dan Zinkin, Veronica Paiva, Abigail Wilmore - (FCIPD) Founder, People Flow, Rachel Drapper, Lois Mendelsohn, Freddie Waite, Brittany F. Boykin, Wakana Fujisawa, Candice Hampson, Wari Orumbie MBA, Louise Thomas, Panashe M., Dr Elizabeth Shaw, Yolanda Roach, Dr Grace Togun Olugbodi, Dr Abhinav Bhansali, Sara Daniels Feder, Amy Thomson, Rebecca Ruddock, Daniel Wardle to name just a few. And of course my amazing co-founder Charlie Munro! #OurTimeHQ #AI #DataAnalytics #Innovation #TeamGrowth #InclusiveTech #OurTime #ItsTimeForOurTime #OurTimeIsNow #Teambuilding #DataAnalytics #NewChapter #PurposeDriven #Diversity #DiverseTeam #WorkLifeBalance #Startup #VentureBuilding #Vision #Entrepreneurship #CompanyCulture #Teambuilding

🌟 Team Spotlight on Adarsh Sasiprakash! 🌟 Putting one of our emerging members into the limelight- Adarsh, the AI and Machine Learning Maestro at Our Time HQ! 🚀 Adarsh, a MSc graduate in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning from the University of Birmingham, is on a mission to apply his extensive academic and practical knowledge to real-world challenges. With a solid foundation in AI, Adarsh has hands-on experience developing and utilising Machine Learning models to solve various problems. He is passionate about using his talents to make a positive impact on society. Adarsh's skills in problem-solving have earned him accolades, including first prize in the BEAR Challenge 2023 in High-Performance Computing, hosted by his university in association with NVIDIA and Lenovo. Many thanks to the University of Birmingham and the team, including Hazel Lodhi, for the generous grant and fantastic talent matching. Fun Fact: Adarsh's innovative AI solutions, like his work on Covid-19 detection using chest X-ray images, highlights his passion of using AI for good which perfectly aligns with Our Time’s Goals. #OurTime #ItsTimeForOurTime #OurTimeIsNow #Teambuilding #SocialImpact #NewChapter #PurposeDriven #Diversity #DiverseTeam #WorkLifeBalance #Startup #VentureBuilding #Vision #Entrepreneurship #CompanyCulture #Teambuilding

🌟 Team Spotlight on Elliot Preston! 🌟 Placing the spotlight on one of our latest talents - Elliot Preston, the Data Researcher at Our Time HQ! 🚀 Elliot, a third-year Economics major with a minor in Data Analytics at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and our Data Researcher, is on a mission to apply his academic talents to make a real-world impact. He is passionate about working with numbers and making inferences from data. His analytical skills and determination to derive meaningful insights from complex data sets perfectly position Elliot to drive positive change here at Our Time, where we use anonymous, aggregated data to empower individuals and teams. We extend our sincere appreciation to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Alexandra Gothard, and the AES | Experiential Learning & Living team for supporting Elliot's academic journey and internship opportunity. Fun Fact: Elliot’s data transfers are as smooth as he is on the saxophone. 🎷 #OurTime #ItsTimeForOurTime #OurTimeIsNow #Teambuilding #DataAnalytics #NewChapter #PurposeDriven #Diversity #DiverseTeam #WorkLifeBalance #Startup #VentureBuilding #Vision #Entrepreneurship #CompanyCulture #Teambuilding

🌟 Team Spotlight on Constantinos Pappas! (CJ)🌟 Shining a light on one of our newest stars – CJ, the Digital Marketing & Sales Support Associate at Our Time! 🚀 CJ is a rising sophomore studying Economics at Miami University Farmer School of Business and is our new Marketing Intern. He is on a mission to apply his previous real-world business consulting skills to marketing applications, helping to accelerate Our Time HQ growth. He is passionate about using his talents in customer acquisition to provide Our Time's services to anyone in the workplace who experiences the pain of poor management. With strengths in communication and problem-solving, CJ brings contagious enthusiasm and a thirst for knowledge to the workplace. Powered by his strong initiative and efficient adaptability, CJ is excited to empower transformation at Our Time. We are thankful for Miami University and AES | Experiential Learning & Living for providing CJ the opportunity to work with Our Time. Fun Fact: CJ can devise a customer acquisition strategy faster than you can say "Our Time." ✨ #OurTime #ItsTimeForOurTime #OurTimeIsNow #Teambuilding #SocialImpact #NewChapter #PurposeDriven #Diversity #DiverseTeam #WorkLifeBalance #Startup #VentureBuilding #Vision #Entrepreneurship #CompanyCulture #Teambuilding

We are delighted to welcome Our Time HQ to the GoodTech Ventures Spring Accelerator! Our Time HQ is transforming workforce management with Nexie, an AI-powered pocket assistant that helps essential, deskless workers manage their time and reduce overwhelm. Founded by Janet Martin and Charlie Munro, Our Time HQ offers on-demand work/life management tools to increase retention and reduce churn. Discover how Our Time HQ is supporting essential workers and revolutionising their lives. 👉 Read the full announcement -> https://lnkd.in/ekhix56c #TechForGood #AI #WorkforceManagement #Innovation #GoodTechVentures

I thoroughly enjoyed giving the keynote at the Entrepreneurs Collective pitch competition last week. It was an honour to be able to share my insights on “Navigating the "African" Startup Funding Journey” with such a dynamic audience. Congratulations to Janet Martin and Our Time HQ for their well-deserved win! All the participants – Julian Boaitey, Tonderai Ratisai, Nathan Takunda Rukanda, and my dear Ayo Dawodu showcased innovative ideas and passion, making it a truly inspiring event. A heartfelt thank you to our esteemed judges, Vanessa Mbamalu and Ayo Adewale for their insightful questions and valuable feedback and most especially to my friend and our host, Odusola Bimbi Philips, for orchestrating the evening seamlessly. I'm looking forward to seeing more groundbreaking pitches at the next competition. Let’s keep pushing the boundaries of innovation and entrepreneurship! #AfricanAngel #TomiDee #WeMove #TechStartup #Fundraising #AngelInvestment #VCs

Hi Everyone 🙌 ,  Thank you to all who joined us for our pitch competition last week! We were delighted to see five tech companies pitching their ideas. 🏆 We want to congratulate Our Time HQ for securing the win!  Janet Martin has received fantastic feedback from our Judges and the audience. Great work Janet! If you missed it, here’s who took the stage in order of appearance: Janet Martin|| Our Time HQ (🏆) Julian Boaitey || Yendy Skin Tonderai Ratisai || Parking Dome Nathan Takunda Rukanda || Carestem Ayo Dawodu || Loystar A special thank you to our esteemed judges for the evening: Vanessa Mbamalu from Cornerstone VC and Ayo Adewale. 🎤 We want to extend our gratitude to our special guest, Harry 'Tomi Davies (TD), a renowned public speaker, tech strategy advisor, and angel investor who not only gave great insights to our pitchers but also delivered a fantastic keynote speech on “Navigating the Startup Funding Journey”. 🎤 Big Thanks to our Host Odusola Bimbi Philips, for supporting this event. Fancy pitching at our next competition? Become a member via our website! #PitchCompetition #TechStartup #Fundrasing #AngelInvestment #VCs 

📢 APPLICATIONS CLOSE THIS WEDNESDAY 📢 Could you be a co-founder of the next world-changing innovation in climate tech or health tech? We are curating a world-class group of innovators and entrepreneurs to join us in June - and this is your final opportunity to join them! Are you looking for a world class co-founder? Pre-seed funding? Time to develop your idea? The right introductions? All of the above? Our next venture building cohort, dedicated to building businesses that tackle a critical challenge facing the health people or the planet, begins on 3rd June - and applications close at midnight this Wednesday, May 15th. We'd love to hear from👇 🌍 Domain experts in climate & health 🌍  Entrepreneurial people with deep insight into an important problem in health or the environment, and ideas for the solution they plan to build to solve it. 🥼 Entrepreneurial scientists 🥼 People who have already developed innovative deep tech or science with the potential for high impact in health or the environment, and are now ready to think about commercialisation. 📈 Business & technical leaders 📈  People who are ready to apply their commercial, product, engineering or technical expertise to build and scale a mission-led startup in health or environment. Why build your venture at Zinc? ✅ Capital - up to £300k as the first investor in your business ✅ Team building - access to world-class co-founders and hires ✅ Expertise - access to hundreds of curated expert fellows and advisors ✅ Community - office space and a network of hundreds of like-minded innovators ✅ Venture Building Platform - venture building resources and hands-on support ✅ Coaching - personal and team development ✅ Partnerships - access to innovation partnerships and grant funding ✅ Fundraising - strategy, support and introductions ✅ Technical support - R&D, scientific and IP advisory ✅ Cash - a six month stipend while you experiment and build Are you ready to take the next step and join world-class innovators building their businesses at Zinc? 👇 Don't delay, submit your application ahead of the deadline at midnight on Wednesday - https://www.zinc.vc/ Ella Goldner (Levy) | Paul Kirby | Eleanor Ford | Natalie Pankova, PhD | Shelley Brown | Luke Charbonnier-Bevan, PhD | Hannah Abdel-Hadi | Rosie Webster | Caitlin Scheybeler | Kate Hyslop | Maria Fomina | 😃 David Fogel

The post-internship blues have well and truly kicked in! What a truly incredible experience, exceeding all of my expectations! I am incredibly passionate about entrepreneurship - having been an entrepreneur myself for over a decade and now focusing my PhD research on women's entrepreneurship. So to have the opportunity to work with two incredible female founders - Janet Martin & Charlie Munro who are as kind and supportive as they are intelligent and ambitious, was a dream come true. I feel so inspired to continue working on projects which, I hope, will contribute to the #DigitalGood. Whether that's in academia or industry I'm undecided. I love working in both settings and hope there might be opportunities to blend the two together in my future career (if anyone has any advice or experiences to share I'd love to chat). It's amazing how much growth I've experienced in the past 3 months. More confidence, new skills and an even greater passion for finding ways to support women in business and work by using tech for good. I've also fulfilled a life-long dream of living and working in London and what a ride it's been! As my #OurTime team know, I have taken FULL advantage of the theatres, spending most of my free time in the West End. I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity and experience! So a huge thank you to Our Time HQ, ZINC and ESRC Digital Good Network. I look forward to collaborating with you all again in the future.