The world of social media is always expanding and growing, there seems to be infinite ways to grow a community on social media and people are finding out ways every day to do just this. With the multimedia world at our fingertips there are millions of success stories of entrepreneurs who have created their own businesses, companies, charities and blogs with the help of social media. With the launch of the online community of Bumble Bizz, users can now network amongst bumbles community of over 20 million.
Bumble, the first female connection platform where over 20 million users come together for love, friendship and networking, has announced the highly anticipated launch of Bumble Bizz. The community with an emphasis on opportunity over job hunting, will be the first to bring the 'swiping' and 'women first' experience to professional networking and connecting.
With similarities to Linkedin, but designed especially for women who are hoping to take the next step in their career search. It is far more than a platform to find a job, it is a platform to meet new people, to network, connect, make fiends and develop your skills and open yourself to a range of new opportunities and possibilities.
Bumble Bizz, which has already launched in the US, Canada, the UK, France and Germany, will connect users through geo-targeting and enable them to swipe through people whom look to network, connect or mentor. In addition to launching Bizz, Bumble will be supported by a powerhouse group of inspirational women at its launch event tin October, including actress, producer and activist Priyanka Chopra, actress and entrepreneur Kate Hudson and Kode With Klossy founder and supermodel Karlie Kloss. InStyle Magazine Editor-in-Chief Laura Brown, ClassPass founder and Executive Chairman Payal Kadakia, and Drybar founder and Chief Creative Officer Alli Webb will also be featured in a content series highlighting their personal 'one connection’ story. The stories will focus on the one person that empowered, changed, encouraged, and inspired these women in their professional careers.
"The launch of Bizz is a very exciting time for Bumble. Whitney's vision for building an
impactful platform to connect people across all areas of their lives is taking form in a brilliant way. The team's hard work is delivering upon the promise of what Bumble was always meant to be," added Andrey Andreev, Founder and CEO, Badoo.
The networking community hope to expand to even more counties overtime and create a positive impact on the way women all over the world find jobs, content and network. It is a community created by women, made for women, because why not? #femaleenpowerment am I right? Bumble Bizz has set out to shake up the current way which people network, as well as designing expressively to eliminate abuse and inappropriate behaviour. By empowering women to make the first move in Bizz. Their aim is to reduce abuse rates which are often seen on popular dating App's and sites such as Tinder, Happen, Plenty of Fish, etc. Women, their success and their safety are their priority. Bumble Bizz will include a photo verification tool which is designed to help ensure people are who they say they are. Bizz profiles let users add verified photos, digital resumes, a skills section and examples of their work.
“This is a huge day for the entire team as we’ve all been working so hard towards not only the launch of Bizz, but our evolution into a global social networking brand driven to connect you to amazing people to add to your hive,” said Whitney Wolfe Herd, Founder and CEO of Bumble. “Love, friendship, networking – these are all critical connections and the foundation of a healthy, happy life. We want to bring you closer to all of these connections, in an empowered way.”
Since 2013, Bumble has facilitated over 250 million women-led first moves and over one billion messages sent. bumble is free and available from the App Store and is coming to Google Play on October 18th. The future looks promising for Bumble Bizz and for the millions of users who use the App to take a step forward towards the possibility of a brighter and successful future.
Download the BUMBLE APP on the Apple Store or Google Play.
To learn more visit www.thebeehive.bumble.com/bumble-bizz
