OUR STORIES
Hi everyone, I'm Wu Wenyi, the founder of WHISPER.
Here is my letter to all of you who have been in our events or who are going to join us in the near future.
I'd like to take this opportunity to share with you why we started this adventure, what mission we are taking on and, most importantly,
what journey you are joining in for your own life.
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By the way, the photos you see on this page are our real events, real members from real life. :)
THE BEGINNING
A new idea was born out of a failure.
Before founding WHISPER, I had been a master graduate from Corvinus University of Budapest and a marketing specialist working in corporates in Budapest.
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Over the past decade, I worked in 8 industries ranging from logistics, management consulting, manufacturing, oil & gas industry, to IT.
Finally in 2013 I started my own startup in online psychotherapy and coaching, which is a vocation I truly love - healing people.
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That was in my early 30s, and I was fortunate enough to find my passion and true calling from inside: helping people to end pain and suffering and bring happiness back to their lives.
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However, in spite of receiving help from one of the best startup incubators in Budapest and funding from EU, the company couldn't take off. After struggling for 2 years, I decided to close it down.
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Having been through painful self-reflection, I realized my passion didn't change. I still want to help people by giving them psychological assistance and help them to transform, because it makes my own life meaningful.
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So I asked myself: if online psychology doesn't work, how about offline? Maybe there are people who need help.
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In 2015, I started the first offline group Budapest Psychology Meetup on the MEETUP APP.
But my hope was not high, thinking who the heck needs a psychology event in Budapest?!
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So I just left the group there on its own only with a simple general introduction and forgot about it.
One year later, I opened the Meetup App again, and found over 500 people had registered as members in the Psychology Meetup.
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Ok, now I had to take it seriously...
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Finally in 2016, we launched the first event in my own flat.
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Since then, there has been no stop.
The Budapest Psychology Meetup has grown to a community of over 2000 members on Meetup and Facebook combined.
WHO WE ARE
Over the years, our events have become an attraction point for people who are deep thinkers, who enjoy meaningful and philosophical conversations and who are brave enough to challenge their own limits to broaden their views of the world.
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Our members typically are people who are curious about what they can change to become what they could potentially become.
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This universal hunger of self-discovery turns out to be the glue that firmly links our community together.
Along the way in 2018, we took over another Meetup started by some fellow enthusiasts - Budapest Personal Development Meetup and it quickly grew to become a hot, and probably the biggest, meeting point for people who are passionate about self-improvement and intellectual challenges.
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The Psychology Meetup and Personal Development Meetup quickly became our two signature programs.
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Over the past 7 years, we have hosted over 300 events for over 2000 audiences and members.
THE FUTURE
2020 has been a difficult year for many of us. We were not able to host many of our live events because of COVID restrictions.
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As the world just starts to open up, we are ready to level up as well.
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This year we are launching multiple brand-new events that aim to transform many specific areas of our lives, including
"Slow Dating Budapest" - a unique science-based dating event for the intellectual community with a mission to change how we approach relationships;
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"WHISPER ACADEMY" - an educational course to enhance our emotional intelligence and soft skills that schools don't teach;
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"Real Talk Budapest" - a social connection event that highlights genuine connections through meaningful conversations.
AT THE END
It's a great pleasure to cross paths in this life with amazing human beings like you through our events and programs.
I wish we've touched your life in a meaningful way and brought some positive changes you have wanted to see.
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Progress is a never ending journey. Everyone of us is, and will always be, a product in the process.
So let's keep learning.
We are here to support each other and grow together.
See you in the next event!
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Cheers!
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Wu Wenyi
Founder at WHISPER
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