Genius Group Appoints Veteran Digital Media and Technology Executive Brad Warkins as COO
April 25 2022 - 7:00AM
Genius Group Limited (“Genius Group” or the “Company”) (NYSE
American: GNS), a world-leading entrepreneur Edtech and education
group, today announced the appointment of Brad Warkins as Chief
Operating Officer of the Company, effective April 25, 2022.
Prior to joining Genius Group, Mr. Warkins
served as President of publicly traded Gaia, Inc. (Nasdaq: GAIA),
one of the world’s largest on-demand video service producing and
curating original content in the conscious media space, serving
821,000 subscribers in 185 countries. In his role as President,
from 2015 through 2021, Mr. Warkins drove digital transformation,
led all acquisition integrations and international expansions, and
negotiated and managed Gaia’s most valued cross-platform
partnership deals, in addition to leading all technology and
operations. Previously, Mr. Warkins served as VP and COO of Gaia’s
predecessor company, Gaiam, Inc., from 2006 to 2015, President of
Conscious Media, Inc. from 1999 to 2006, Director of Ecommerce for
Corporate Express from 1998 to 1999, and Manager at Accenture from
1991 to 1998.
“Brad is a great addition to our already stellar
team,” commented Roger James Hamilton, Founder and CEO of Genius
Group. “His wealth of operational experience in building
high-growth enterprises will prove invaluable as we move forward
with the integration of our acquisitions and work to rapidly scale
our operations globally.”
“I am thrilled to join Genius Group and this
fantastic team,” added Mr. Warkins. “Roger and the Genius Group
team have built a remarkable foundation. I’m excited to be a part
of building Roger’s vision for the future of global education.”
About Genius Group
Genius Group is a world-leading entrepreneur Edtech and
education group, with a mission to disrupt the current education
model with a student-centered, life-long learning curriculum that
prepares students with the leadership, entrepreneurial and life
skills to succeed in today’s market. The group has over
2.7 million students in 200 countries, ranging from ages 0 to
100. The group includes four pre-IPO companies (the “Pre-IPO
Group”), and will include four companies intended to be acquired at
the time of, or shortly after, the closing of the company’s initial
public offering (the “IPO Acquisitions”). Two of these four IPO
Acquisitions, Education Angels and Property Investors Network, have
already been consummated.
The entrepreneur education system of
our Pre-IPO Group has been delivered virtually and in-person, in
multiple languages, locally and globally mainly via the Pre-IPO
Group’s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered, personalized GeniusU
Edtech platform to adults seeking to grow their entrepreneur and
leadership skills.
The Pre-IPO Group includes Genius Group, GeniusU, Entrepreneurs
Institute and Entrepreneur Resorts. This group of entrepreneur
education companies has grown through organic growth and
acquisitions, with a focus on adding value to each company through
GeniusU, which is being developed to provide AI-driven personal
recommendations and guidance for each student. The Pre-IPO Group is
now expanding its education system to age groups beyond its current
adult audience, to children and young adults. The four IPO
Acquisitions will be the first steps towards this. They will
include: Education Angels, which provides early learning in New
Zealand for children from 0-5 years old; E-Square, which
provides primary and secondary school education in South Africa;
University of Antelope Valley, which provides vocational
certifications and university degrees in California, USA; and
Property Investors Network, which provides property investment
courses and events in England.
Genius Group’s current plan is to combine the education programs
of the IPO Acquisitions with its current education programs and
Edtech platform as part of one lifelong learning system, and it has
selected these acquisitions because they already share aspects of
the Genius curriculum and its focus on entrepreneur education.
Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release
contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements”.
Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many
of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set
forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s final prospectus
for its initial public offering filed with the SEC. Copies are
available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. The Company
undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions
or changes after the date of this release, except as required by
law.
Investor Contact:
Dave Gentry
RedChip Companies, Inc.
Phone: +1 407 4914498
GNS@redchip.com
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