Meet Our Team

Sami Halabi

CEO | Founder

A lifelong language learner, Sami has attained fluency in Arabic, German, Spanish, English, and is conversational in Italian. Having used nearly every language learning tool in the market, Sami is combining his 20+ years of industry expertise to create a world-class language learning platform that is as entertaining as it is educational. Professionally, Sami has managed multiple teams across Fortune 100 & startup organizations. Incorporating his extensive experience in the Marketing, Sales, and Operations functions, he has a history in building out, hiring for, & managing nimble and highly productive teams.

C. Enrique Ortiz

Tech Advisor

Enrique’s storied tech career has spanned 30 years in software engineering. He is a 10-year advisory board member for internationally acclaimed SXSW, was recognized by SAP as a Top 50 #Mobile influencer, and is the author of 3 patents and 4 books on mobile engineering and team management. He has led international development teams in large-scale projects in both public and private sectors, including development of the Starbucks mobile app and GFR Media (Puerto Rican news app that has amassed millions of downloads).

Miguel Rios

Head of Product & Growth

Miguel sports more than 12 years in the product space, across Fortune 100 & startup organizations; over the span of his career, Miguel has managed various global products, contributing to >$40M in revenue. He has led up to 20 engineers, at once, in various tech domains, both hardware and software. Among his more impressive accolades, Miguel executed product denition, GTM, and launch of a brand new battery protector product, securing >$5M in upside customer opportunities, within less than 18 months’ time.

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