|
Steph Korey
Away is an American luggage and travel accessories brand founded by Jen Rubio and Steph Korey in 2015 and based in New York City. Having raised $216 million in financing, Away is one of the highest funded woman-owned business, woman-backed startups. The company primarily sells products online, but also has brick and mortar locations. Away is a direct-to-consumer retailer, so the company bypasses third-party wholesalers or distributors. Its products are available for purchase in the US, Canada and the UK. History file:20220305 Away (1121 North State Street - Chicago) - Exterior.jpg, left, Chicago store at 1121 North State Street (Chicago), State Street in the Gold Coast Historic District (Chicago), Gold Coast Steph Korey and Jen Rubio met in 2011 as former colleagues on the early executive team at Warby Parker. They founded Away in 2015. It improved upon traditional suitcase designs by adding features such as built-in batteries in their luggage for charging mobile devices ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jen Rubio
Jennifer Rubio is an American businesswoman. She is the co-founder, president, and chief executive officer of Away, a luggage manufacturer and retailer. Rubio was head of social media at Warby Parker and global director of innovation at fashion company AllSaints. Early life Rubio was born in the Philippines, and moved to New Jersey when she was seven years old. She grew up traveling, and lived in seven cities on three continents. 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. 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 comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |