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Sola Biu is the current Director of Brand Strategy at Robinhood. Prior to this, Biu served as the Head of Design Marketing and Communications at Airbnb from July 2014 to June 2021. In this role, Biu was responsible for brand/creative strategy, narrative development, and execution across digital content, experiential events, creative PR, and partnerships. Biu also managed Airbnb's Design Learning and Development team.
During Biu's time at Airbnb, they built Airbnb's global design community and expanded brand awareness and consideration among creatives. They also positioned Airbnb as a beacon for top tier creative talent. Additionally, Biu seeded and expanded the design brand through partnerships, experiential, and content marketing into international markets. Lastly, they launched open source tools (Lottie, Tyrus, Another Lens, etc.) that were used by 6+ million creatives and design entrepreneurs.
Biu played a foundational role in establishing Airbnb's early internal creative culture through programming such as internal design conferences, onboarding programs, and career and growth programming.
Sola Biu has a digital media skills certification from University of California, Berkeley and a BA in communications, journalism from Virginia Tech.
Their manager is Desiree Caballero, Head of Employer Brand. They work with Scott Wheaton - Director of Growth & Brand Partnerships, Fay Vlahu Scott - Director of Brand Strategy.
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Robinhood
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Robinhood was founded in 2013 with a mission to make the financial markets more inclusive. Most importantly, they wanted to make sure that regardless of your wealth, income, or background, an individual could feel empowered to be a long-term investor. Robinhood's mobile technology helps to alleviate the headaches associated with investing. They hope to fill the gap for those who do not feel comfortable with the financial system and the constant changes in our ecosystem. With their app, millions are able to invest through a more approachable and convenient design. Robinhood pioneered commission-free stock trading with no account minimums. They offer customers the ability to buy and sell equities through their mobile interface. In addition to their investing solutions, Robinhood Crypto offers commission-free cryptocurrency trading using the same mobile interface as the investing solutions platform. They support almost every state in the US excluding Hawaii and Nevada. Additionally, their Cash Management product is available to those with a Robinhood brokerage account. Brokerage customers can earn interest on idle cash swept to their partner banks and spend cash through an optional Robinhood-branded Mastercard debit card. Robinhood continues to invest their time and efforts towards the investing, crypto solutions, and brokerage solutions. With their premium feature, Robinhood Gold, one can utilize an enhanced instant access to deposits, professional research, Nasdaq level market data, and access to investing on margin.