# Rachael Nemeth

> Rachael Nemeth is the CEO and co-founder of Opus Training, a mobile, AI-powered training platform for distributed, frontline workforces used by multi-unit restaurants and hospitality operators. She spent more than a decade running operations and people functions across New York kitchens, including Union Square Hospitality Group, Baked NYC, and Hot Bread Kitchen, and is a certified ESL instructor who first built ESL Works to teach industry English by text message. Opus, founded in 2020, has raised roughly $10.8M with a $6.8M Series A in 2023 and translates training into 130 languages.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-founder at Opus Training
- **Organizations:** Opus Training, ESL Works (founder, prior), Union Square Hospitality Group (alum), Baked NYC (alum), Hot Bread Kitchen (alum), Elbow Grease Accelerator / Gutter Capital (mentor)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Master's degree, The New School, Certification, Certified in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching English as a Second Language
- **Known for:** Built ESL Works from zero to a sustainable business in under two years with no outside capital., Raised approximately $10.8M in total funding for Opus Training, including a $6.8M Series A in May 2023., Grew Opus Training to 46 employees serving multi-unit restaurant and hospitality customers.

## Career timeline

- **pre-2018** — Worked in New York hospitality operations for over a decade - roles at Baked NYC, Hot Bread Kitchen (Director of Facilities), and Union Square Hospitality Group (Manager of People Operations).
- **2018** — Founded ESL Works, delivering industry-relevant English training via text message to restaurant workers.
- **2020-07** — Founded Opus Training as a mobile learning platform for deskless workers, sparked by the COVID communication crisis in frontline industries.
- **2023-05** — Closed a $6.8M Series A round for Opus Training.
- **2025** — Featured on the Ovation podcast discussing AI-driven, real-time training interventions and 130-language translation.

## Achievements

- Built ESL Works from zero to a sustainable business in under two years with no outside capital.
- Raised approximately $10.8M in total funding for Opus Training, including a $6.8M Series A in May 2023.
- Grew Opus Training to 46 employees serving multi-unit restaurant and hospitality customers.
- Co-produces the Hospitality Training 360 Report with CHART (Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers).
- Featured in Fast Company on internal promotion versus external hiring.
- Mentor at the Elbow Grease accelerator run by Gutter Capital.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Featured on the Ovation podcast discussing AI-driven detection of frontline issues and just-in-time training interventions.
- **2024-01** — Continues to publish on LinkedIn about AI in training, employee brand ambassadors, and internal promotion strategies.
- **2023-05** — Closed $6.8M Series A round for Opus Training.

## Links

- Website: https://opus.so
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachael-nemeth/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/get_opus
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIuWQrTbXNc
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/opus.so

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Last updated: 2026-07-08