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==Bio==
I was born in the United States'''Serving as a uifellow since:''' Fall 2020  '''School:''' Utah Valley University (UVU) '''What he does now:''' Fintech Product Manager, 1x Founder, Special Education & Accessibility Advocate, with family from Chinaand uiguide '''What that means:''' Bring empathy and understanding to create more inclusive, Japanvaluable, and Europelove-able products that solve real problems. I graduated from UVU in 2021 '''Contact him about:''' Anything 'product', starting a company, majoring in Business Management and minoring in Marketing. your new favorite food:)
My first few years in college I spent volunteering as a teacher in South Korea (love the language, music, culture and people) for two years and then as a Korean teacher in the states. I joined UIF in 2020 and utilized the principles of design thinking and innovation to drive a new experiential learning program ('UVU e2i' 200 students strong) connecting students and businesses for real-life projects and innovation'Email:''' nomo.omori@gmail.com
During college I joined a startup as a founding team member was born in the United States, with family from China, Japan, and the founding product managerEurope. Together we raised funding I graduated from Amazon Alexa and Techstars, reached a $25M valuationUVU in 2021, majoring in Business Management and supported millions of users each monthminoring in Marketing.
My first few years in college I had an opportunity to move spent volunteering as a teacher in South Korea (love the language, music, culture and people) for two years and then as a Korean teacher in the states. I joined UIF in 2020 and utilized the principles of design thinking and innovation to implement a Fintech startup in 2024 that has been acquired by new experiential learning program, launch a F500 financial institutioncampus mobile app, and drive new mental health initiatives on campus.
Although During college I love tech joined a startup as a founding team member and the impact Ifounding product manager. Together we raised funding (Techstars 've been able to have in my career20 and Amazon Alexa Fund), reached a $25M valuation (and profitability!), my passion still lies with education and I'm actively pursuing opportunities to help innovate across this spacesupported millions of users each month. IWe've worked with Special Education schools for the last 4 years launched our product in over 100 countries and helped create new way for non-verbal adults to express themselves using AAC devices using AI and their favorite sounds from pop30 languages, integrated directly into three multi-culturebillion dollar platforms.
In 2024 I highly respect made the role of teacher/mentor and student/learner. I believe everyone has something tough decision to bring leave my startup (feel free to the table ask me about this journey) and we each have join a Fintech company that had recently been acquired by a responsibility to get the most out of those around usF500 financial institution. We have a mission to help align Universities Here I lead our product growth team helping small businesses succeed, receive financial security, and empower their customers reach their goals with that of their students! . As DEI committee chair I've done presentations and lead inclusion projects for more than 20000 employees.
Although I love tech and the impact I've been able to have in my career, my passion still lies with education and the role it plays in creating a better world. I'm actively pursuing opportunities to help innovate across this space. I've worked with Special Education schools for the last 4 years and helped create a new way for non-verbal adults to express themselves using AAC devices using AI and their favorite sounds from pop-culture.
If you ever need I believe the highest title someone can receive is "teacher/mentor" and "student/learner" – and it's freely available to everyone. Each individual has something to unique and significant to bring to the table and we have a responsibility help or find yourself in Utah, please shoot me a message!them reach their potential.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickomori/
https://blerp.com/(Company I helped found)
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