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Local is the new global.

We believe that the local economy is the path to a sustainable and prosperous society. Our mission is to help local businesses flourish and thereby help the local economy thrive.

In the last decade's flourishing globalism (we import meat from Argentina, food from Brazil, yoghurts from France, mobiles in China) brought many great things, but now is hitting its limits. No one is as enthusiastic about globalisation as before. However, thanks to exponential technologies like the internet, 3D printing, AI, blockchain, etc. we can already produce and distribute most things locally. But it's not just about technology, it's mainly about people! The local economy is the path to a sustainable and joyful future and we are bringing it to reality. Although the world will still remain global in the sense of connectedness and sharing.

We’re no half-baked potato, which started during the pandemic. We’ve been creating solutions for local businesses since 2013 when we developed the first online reservation system for restaurants in the Czech Republic. But we were too slow, so our team was acquired and we joined Storyous in the early stages, so later it became one of the most successful Point of Sales system for restaurants in CEE region. Patrik, as Head of Product there, reached out to tens of restaurant owners, and realized that most of the owners don't care about POS qualities if they don't have enough customers! So we started with LocalHeroes - an easy-to-use marketing tool for local businesses so they can easily promote themselves. Later Patrik was Head of Product for the blockchain co-creation startup Crowdholding and from there it was only a small step to Colocals.
We are an international team with many years of experience in building digital products and startups through different companies. We have experienced some successes and some fuck-ups too:) Even though it s a challenging mission, now we’re ready to build a great platform and help the world to be a little bit better place:)

Patrik CharousCEO & product

“I have more than 10 years of experience in digital field through different positions and companies. Last 7 years I have focused mainly on startups and product management. I was Head of Product at Storyous & Crowdholding and I co-founded LocaHeroes, consultancy company PURE IDEAS and conference BlockStars.”

"In addition to startups and new technologies, I love mountains, hiking, good coffee and food, snowboarding, electronic music, a little bit of spirituality and sometimes you can meet me at a poker tournament:)”

Jakub ChladekDevelopment

"I have a lot of experience with building and architecting sites from the first line of code all the way through to configuring their cloud architecture. I worked on projects for companies like Nestle, Zentiva, Storyous, etc. I was CTO and co-founded LocaHeroes and PURE IDEAS with Patrik.”
"When I'm not programming, I ride my bike :)”

Paul KuceraCommunication, marketing & PR

“I have over 30 years of PR and marcom experience, via own or global agencies and various legacy clients or startups. Of that, at least 20 years in the digital field, be it initially creation, management and distribution of client digital collateral, management of online and social media campaigns. The last 12 years has seen a strong focus on startup consulting with a holistic PR, marcoms and business development focus."

Elzbieta PachSales, UK Regional Manager

“I am in sales in UK more than 10 years through different positions in different companies like Account manager in startup FlipDish, or Sales Manager at Hilton or Sales Lead in global company Accor. I am passionate about identifying, scaling and maximising business opportunities.”

Veronika NeplechovaLocal Ambassador, Operations

“I am in sales in UK more than 10 years through different positions in different companies like Account manager in startup FlipDish, or Sales Manager at Hilton or Sales Lead in global company Accor. I am passionate about identifying, scaling and maximising business opportunities.”

Frantisek BorsikMarketing Advisor

I started my career in the field of marketing and startups in 2014 in Iceland - as a member of the Startup Iceland Initiative. Since then, I have worked with many startups from Iceland, the USA, and the Czech Republic. I built marketing for the world manufacturer of antennas - RF elements, completely from scratch. I currently help and consult various companies in the field of marketing and business development.

Livia SkultetyLegal & Finance

"I finished my law studies in 2008 and I have been a lawyer since 2013. I specialize in commercial law, international law, company transformations and civil law. In recent years, I have also been dealing with the issues of startups, P2P platforms, etc."

Roman MarusinskyDesign & Video & Photography

I have been involved in design and photography since I was 15 years old. I love to catch and capture the right moment and what I enjoy most at Colocals is capturing interesting stories of different businesses and projects.

Fabian MaumeGrowth

"I have several years of experience in the field of marketing, but also in the field of IT, which allows me to create unique automated tools and strategies in the field of marketing. I served as Head of Growth for Flatio and helped grow several startups like Satismeter, Velocity Protocol, etc.

I am originally from France so I love good wine and food. But despite my studies, I fell in love with the Czech Republic, especially Brno, and so I stayed here, and ermine is not the worst either:) ”

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Do you want collaborate?

We are currently looking for local ambassadors throughout the UK for individual cities. And also people for our marketing team. So if you like our mission and have interesting experiences, don't hesitate to contact us.

  • info@colocals.com

  • London, United Kingdom
  • One Canada Square, Canary Wharf
  • London E14 5AB

  • Prague, Czech republic
  • SmartFlames s.r.o.,
  • Pernerova 31,
  • Praha 8, 180 00 Karlín