Jen Rubio Explained

Jennifer Rubio is an American businesswoman. She is the co-founder, president, and chief executive officer of Away, a luggage manufacturer and retailer.[1] Rubio was head of social media at Warby Parker[2] [3] and global director of innovation at fashion company AllSaints.[4]

Early life

Rubio was born in the Philippines, and moved to New Jersey when she was seven years old.[5] She grew up traveling, and lived in seven cities on three continents.[6] When she was young, Rubio bought a lemonade stand from another child who lived on her street for $20 which she borrowed from her father. She has called it her first merger and acquisition. Rubio later went on to attend college at Penn State University, where she pursued a supply-chain management major. She was placed at Johnson & Johnson as part of Penn State's co-op program.[7] After discovering her desire to be a businesswoman, Rubio dropped out of Penn State just a few credits shy of graduating, in order to pursue a full-time role at Neutrogena, a company with whom she did another co-op.

Career

In 2011, Rubio joined Warby Parker, leading the company's early content and partnership work as its head of social media.[8] She met Away co-founder Stephanie Korey during her time at Warby Parker.[9] In 2013, she left Warby Parker and went to London,[10] [11] where she was global director of innovation for clothing brand AllSaints.[12] She spent much of a year traveling for the position.[13]

Before Warby Parker, Rubio held different marketing and social media roles, working for brands on the agency side and in-house.[14] She also taught social media as an adjunct professor at Miami Ad School.[15] She has been a guest lecturer at Hyper Island, New York University, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern University, and Harvard University.[16]

Rubio co-founded Away Luggage, a direct-to-consumer travel and luggage company, with Stephanie Korey, who also worked at Warby Parker.[17] By 2017, Rubio and Korey had raised $31 million, making it one of the largest seed financed female-backed startups.[18]

Personal life

In May 2019, Rubio got engaged to her boyfriend, Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield.[19] They married in 2020 and share two children.[20]

Notes and References

  1. News: The founders of Away changed the luggage industry after a travel mishap. Garcia. Ahiza. CNNMoney. 2018-10-21.
  2. News: Inside Away's Instagram strategy - Digiday. 2017-08-14. Digiday. 2018-10-21. en-US.
  3. News: Save Your Money, Skip The MBA, And Go To Startup Grad School Instead. 2016-08-31. Fast Company. 2018-10-21. en-US.
  4. Web site: Women in Business Q&A: Jen Rubio and Steph Korey, Founders, Away. Dunn. Laura Emily. 2016-09-01. Huffington Post. en-US. 2018-10-21.
  5. News: Portrait of a Girlboss: Away Co-Founders Steph Korey & Jen Rubio. 2016-10-18. Girlboss. 2018-10-21. en-US.
  6. Web site: Away Travel. thestyleline.com. 2018-10-21.
  7. Web site: Raz . Guy . How I Built This Podcast . NPR . National Public Radio . 2 April 2019.
  8. News: Away: the Glossier of the travel world. Evening Standard. 2018-10-21. en-GB.
  9. News: On a roll: Away is the new start-up putting a design spin on luggage. Magazine. Wallpaper*. 2016-01-12. Wallpaper*. 2018-10-21.
  10. News: Khởi nghiệp từ chiếc vali. BAOMOI.COM. 2017-11-28. BAOMOI.COM. 2018-10-21. vi.
  11. News: Cô gái nảy ra ý tưởng 'triệu đô' khi vali hành lý vỡ tan VietnamBiz. VietnamBiz. 2017-11-28. VietnamBiz. 2018-10-21. vi-VN.
  12. Web site: 2016 Fellows - NYC Venture Fellows. nycventurefellows.org. en-US. 2018-10-21.
  13. Web site: Two Warby Parker alums created an affordable, phone-charging carry-on and it's great. Avins. Jenni. Quartz. 21 May 2016 . en. 2019-06-06.
  14. News: "My Career Path Hasn't Been Linear by Any 'Traditional' Standards". Beauchamp. Megan. MyDomaine. 2018-10-21. en.
  15. Web site: Jen Rubio - Digital Strategist at Carrot Creative, Co-founder at GourmetLend - We Are NY Tech. wearenytech.com. 2019-06-06.
  16. Web site: Jessica Toonkel. SXSW 2019 Schedule. en. 2019-06-06.
  17. Web site: Former Warby Parker execs take it away with direct. www.bizjournals.com. 2018-10-21.
  18. News: This CEO Is Leading a New Wave of Female Entrepreneurs. Fortune. 2018-10-21. en.
  19. Web site: Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield is newly engaged to a woman who runs a $1.4 billion startup. Inside the relationship of Silicon Valley's newest 'it' power couple.. Perino. Marissa. Business Insider. 2019-07-02.
  20. News: Clarke . Katherine . February 9, 2023 . Silicon Valley’s Newest 'It' Couple Is Going Big on Real Estate. Here's How They've Spent $140 Million. . The Wall Street Journal.

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