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What Is Sittercity?
Genevieve
Thiers, launched Sittercity in Boston in 2001
with the astute realization that parents were as desperate
to find trustworthy local caregivers as they were
to find a magic pill for endless energy. With an armful
of 20,000 flyers, Genevieve hand-delivered the Sittercity
message to over 12 major Boston-area colleges. Not
only did she find herself with an unprecedented amount
of blisters, she also found 600 eager babysitters
in the first three weeks! Since then, this fun-loving
company has moved its headquarters to Chicago and
rapidly grown into an organization that has been recognized
by national awards, publications and media outlets
across America:
- TIME's "50 Coolest Websites"
- Today Show babysitting expert
- Golden trumpet award for inventing SpeedSitting:
speed-dating for parents and sitters
- Stevie Award: Best Communications Campaign of
the Year
- U.S. Small Business Administration: SBA Young
Entrepreneur of the Year
- Women's Business Development Center: Rising Star
Award SBA Championship Award (Illinois, Regional
and National)
- Featured in/by Real Simple, Newsweek, Life & Style,
the Wall Street Journal, Redbook, NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX,
Bloomberg and many regional media sources
- Partnership with iVillage as babysitting experts
- The Webby Awards ("Online Oscars")
Her Mission:
At Sittercity,
her mission is to connect parents with caregivers
in their area to give each side what they want - some
time off for adults-only activities and access to
a multitude of child and pet care jobs. With over
150,000 caregivers across the country, Sittercity
is the nation's largest and most easily accessible
database for babysitters, nannies and pet sitters.
By entering your zip code, you will be in touch with
babysitters, pet sitters, housesitters, and tutors
in your area in a minute. For more information, visit
SitterCity.com
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