Oriol Pamies

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Oriol Pamies
BornOctober 17, 1989
Reus, Catalonia,
NationalitySpanish
CitizenshipSpain
OccupationSpanish entrepreneur, LGBT activist and Tourism expert.
Known forLGBT activism and co-founder of Moovz, an LGBT social network

Oriol Pamies (born October 17, 1989) is a Spanish entrepreneur, LGBT activist and tourism expert.[1][2] He is a co-founder of Moovz, an LGBT social network.[3]

Early life

Pamies was born in Reus, Catalonia. He lived there with his family until he moved to Barcelona to study Advertising and PR in 2008. He later dropped out of college to start pursuing his entrepreneurial career.[4]

In 2012, following an invitation from Idan Matalon, Pamies travelled to Israel to explore new business opportunities.[5]

Career

Moovz and LGBT activism

Pamies' visit to Israel led him to join the Israeli start-up Interacting Technology as their VP Business Development becoming one of the founders of Moovz, an LGBT social network.[6] While in Israel he became an active member of the local LGBT and tech community.[7] According to Huffington Post, in 2015, during the National Coming Out Day, Pamies produced a campaign for Moovz encouraging individuals to come out of the closet and share their stories through the hashtag "#ComingOut."[8]

In 2016, Pamies partnered with youtuber Juan Pablo Jaramillo and Juana Martinez in a campaign to defend diversity and tolerance.[9] The campaign was called #EDUCATETOLOVE and the video was presented in Congress.[10] In 2017, Pamies led Moovz to become the official social network of Madrid World Pride 2017.[11]

Pamies has taken part in conferences, presenting topics related to entrepreneurship, online marketing and activism.[12]

Tourism industry

Through his work at Moovz, Pamies developed marketing strategies to position tourist destinations as LGBT friendly.[13] In 2015 and through a partnership with Tel Aviv Municipality, he was behind a project that broadcast through the app the Tel Aviv Pride Parade.[14] In 2016, he advocated and promoted Israel through an interview at the Spanish Magazine Shangay.[15] In May 2017, during the annual convention of International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) in St. Petersburg, Florida, he delivered the first keynote in Spanish.[16] In September 2017 in Bogotá, he took part at the International Congress of Social Mobility and Right to the City, organised by the City Hall, where he presented a case study on how the Gay Pride Parade can contribute at the positioning and International promotion of a city as an LGBT friendly destination.[17]

Personal life

Pamies is gay and has expressed his desire to have kids in several occasions. He came out at the age of 19.[18]

Awards and recognitions

In 2017, MTV invited Pamies to take part in the project Out in 60, a project where celebrities and influencers shared their coming out story in 60 seconds.[19] According to the Spanish portal "Cromosoma X", Pamies is one of most important LGBT influencers of the moment in 2017.[20] In 2017, he was revealed as one of the "top 20 bachelors of the year" by Attitude Magazine.[21]

References

  1. ↑ "El mercado LGBT gasta US$800 mil millones al año en EE.UU". elcomercio.pe. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "LGBT Community Thanks Pope Francis for Calling them 'Gifted', Celebrates Success of #ComingOut Campaign". ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "LGBTQ Social Influencers: Public Figures With Personal Messages". adweek.com. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Oriol Pamies "Hay muchos elementos de Barcelona que Tel Aviv también tiene"". elblogdelajamua.blogspot.com. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Oriol Pamies, VP Business Development for MOOVZ Discusses Advertising Trends in the LGBT Community". laguestlist.com. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "NOTICIASOriol Pamies: El mercado LGBT gasta US$800 mil millones al año en EE.UU". life.lgbt. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Moovz: el hijo gay de Facebook e Instagram ya está en Colombia". shock.co. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  8. ↑ James, Nichols. "Moovz Social Networking App Celebrates #ComingOut". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Famosos 'youtubers' publican video de su visita a Costa Rica". nacion.com. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  10. ↑ Ed, Salvato (26 September 2015). "Oriol Pamies' Top 6 Things To Do in Barcelona". towleroad.com. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "Intervista al Sexy Oriol Pamies di Moovz". quiikymagazine.com. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "Speakers 2017". iglta.org. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  13. ↑ "Los 5 influencers gays más importantes del momento". cromosomax.com. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  14. ↑ "Pride of Tel Aviv". alvarolaforet.com. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  15. ↑ "Oriol Pamies : "Todos tenemos un activista dentro". superhypemagazine.com. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  16. ↑ "Colombia: Encuentro de Periodismo para la Diversidad". sinetiquetas.org. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  17. ↑ "MOOVZ, EL FACEBOOK DE LOS GAYS". jetset.com.co. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  18. ↑ "#coming out Gay Mormon In Texas Comes Out, Wants To Meet Davey Wavey". queerty.com. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  19. ↑ "#TBT: Oriol Pamies". winq.com. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  20. ↑ "LGBT social network Moovz backs 'Love is Love' campaign". pinknews.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  21. ↑ "REVEALED: ATTITUDE'S TOP 20 BACHELORS OF THE YEAR". attitude.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
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