{"id":155,"date":"2015-10-08T18:47:58","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T22:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.georgetown.edu\/cct\/announcements\/cct-alumnus-brennan-gamwell-11-helps-launch-blue-ties-silicon-valley-start-up\/"},"modified":"2019-11-26T09:13:42","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T14:13:42","slug":"cct-alumnus-brennan-gamwell-11-helps-launch-blue-ties-silicon-valley-start-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.georgetown.edu\/2025-02-19_cct\/news-story\/cct-alumnus-brennan-gamwell-11-helps-launch-blue-ties-silicon-valley-start-up\/","title":{"rendered":"CCT Alumnus Brennan Gamwell &#039;11 Helps Launch Blue Ties, Silicon Valley Start-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 13.008px; line-height: 1.538em;\">After working for technology startups in San Francisco and Silicon Valley for two years, CCT alumnus Brennan Gamwell is joining <a href=\"https:\/\/blueties.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BlueTies<\/a>, a Silicon Valley startup poised to disrupt the job search industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlueTies integrates job search, networking, mentorship and professional development into its platform. No other technology company comes even close to providing such an integrated search experience to jobseekers,\u201d Brennan says. \u201cWhat\u2019s special about BlueTies is that we\u2019re also targeting college students and providing a clear action plan that guides invdividuals each step of the way. It was just four years ago I graduated from CCT, so I know how challenging navigating the wealth of disparate resources out there can be. BlueTies solves that problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13.008px; line-height: 1.538em;\">Brennan joins a team of tech entrepreneurs, including David Lin of MIT (former SAP) and Penn Su of National Taiwan University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 770px; height: 578px;\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.georgetown.edu\/cct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2019\/09\/blueties-team-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Left: Brennan Gamwell &#8217;11<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After working for technology startups in San Francisco and Silicon Valley for two years, CCT alumnus Brennan Gamwell is joining BlueTies, a Silicon Valley startup poised to disrupt the job search industry. \u201cBlueTies integrates job search, networking, mentorship and professional development into its platform. 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