Every time we travel, we cross paths with people who could potentially enrich our lives. But oftentimes, we're missing an outlet that allows us to connect, network and interact.
JetZet is specifically designed to help you optimize your travels and enhance your overall trip experience. In addition to our easy organizational tools, we give people the ability to meet new and interesting people at any point before and during travel with people whom they ordinarily wouldn't have met. It could be on a train, plane, or at a local destination or event, waiting for a connection or while you are looking to occupy some down time.
How was JetZet born?
JetZet was born from personal experience. As a commuter, Kiran would either go to sleep, listen to music, or read books. Every day he would see the same people, and wanted to know more about them and make new friends. He often saw two people sitting next to each other reading the same book, but they weren't talking to each other because they lacked a medium to connect. This lack of medium gave birth to JetZet. Kiran was joined shortly thereafter by frequent business traveler Nick, who saw the potential of the tool for all means of travel, and the mission to create an open world was born.
Who we are
 | Nick Farina - Chief Executive Officer An experienced entrepreneur and passionate traveler, Nick has traveled to over 25 countries and has made friends with people all over the world. Nick started his first company at the age of 5, and later founded one of the first eBay drop-off companies in 2003. Prior to JetZet, Nick founded Voltage Digital, a specialized digital marketing agency with clients ranging from the U.S. State Department to Nestle. Nick is a contributing writer to FlyerTalk, the internet's most popular frequent flyer community, and was the Marketing & Advertising Editor for Alrroya, the first business daily in the Middle East. Nick holds a BA from Haverford College, where he was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Oxford, and serves on the Board of Directors of Sinnerman Ensemble and Chicago Public Television. |
 | Kiran Patel - Founder A daily commuter, Kiran is the visionary behind the JetZet concept and brings a decade of experience to JetZet on both technology and product development. He is advisor for Product Development, System Architecture, and User Experience. Kiran has a track record of using data & machine learning to develop revenue generating products at Fortune 500 companies such as Sprint/Nextel, where he won the Excellence Award for his work in EVDO Technology. Kiran also held senior development positions at Conde Nast and Shutterstock. Kiran has expertise in Symfony Framework, PHP5, C++, MVC design patterns and Object Oriented Design. Kiran holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Mumbai. |
 | Joe Razza - Designer Joe is passionate about creating beautiful user experiences, and has experience in design for mobile, tablet, and web. He is responsible for concept through final design for JetZet's iPhone and iPad applications, as well as assisting with JetZet's web-based UX. Prior to working with JetZet, Joe was the Senior Designer for the Walgreens iPad app, and has also worked for Orbitz and Career Builder. Joe holds a BA from the University of Iowa and is, like all of us, a passionate traveler. |
 | Lisa Guo - Social Media Manager Lisa is responsible for JetZet's social media strategy, developing brand awareness, generating inbound traffic and encouraging product adoption through social channels. Having spent five years in China, Lisa is also the architect of JetZet's China strategy with regard to culture and internet norms. Lisa is fluent in Mandarin Chinese. |