Flytographer’s Nicole Smith is our Tectorian of the Week.
Nicole Smith founded her Tectoria-based startup to help match travellers with experienced local photographers all over the world. The goal? To help anyone and everyone capture amazing and memorable vacation photos.
Since founding Flytographer in 2013, Nicole has gone from success to success.
Flytographer has received rave reviews by newswire the Associated Press in a story that is appearing on news sites all over the web, including most recently the Chicago Herald.
Why the sudden interest in a Victoria startup from America’s Second City this Christmas season?
Flytographer is the perfect way to put summer vacation photos on holiday cards.
A successful graduate of VIATeC’s Accelerator program for start-ups, Nicole had access to seasoned, qualified mentors who provided help in navigating areas like accounting, legal documents and expert advice in varying matters that helped her launch her successful company more quickly.
But Nicole herself provides the vision, passion, and hard work that has led to the success of her company.
Nicole, already a veteran of Victoria’s booming tech scene, came up with the idea while reuniting with her best friend over a weekend in Paris in 2011. After trying to take numerous “selfies” and asking strangers to capture a moment while passing by, the two met with a local friend who agreed to document their day as they explored iconic Paris streets.
That weekend in Paris sparked the idea for Flytographer.
Flytographer officially launched in 2013. At last count, there were over 200 photographers in 120 cities around the world available for booking.
Nicole Smith and her Victoria company have been covered everywhere from the Globe and Mail to the Huffington Post, with a lot of much-need local recognition thrown in.
Update
Nicole tells us that so far December 2014 continues on with more successes and accolades for Flytographer:
Some other updates, on Friday, December 12, 2014 Flytographer was named to the top 10 short list for the Small Business BC Awards, for Best Concept.Also, Flytographer has just signed a global partnership with Fairmont Hotels (woohoo!). Starting to roll out our packages on their hotel sites. Example: http://m.fairmont.com/hotel-vancouver/special-offers/hotel-offers/discovery/flytographer-package/
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