Jesse Genet is an American businesswoman who is the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of

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, a firm that produces packaging and other branded materials for

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ventures.

Early life and education

Genet was born and raised in the suburbs of

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. Her mother was a school teacher and her father was an attorney. When she was 15, her mother divorced her father and later married a technology entrepreneur whom Genet credits with shaping her changing worldview. Her first entrepreneurial venture was printing T-shirts in the basement at age 16. This company became known as Inkodye, of which she became the CEO in 2010. She later attended the

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, where she met her future business partner and collaborator, Stephan Ango.

Lumi

Genet founded Lumi in 2012 after several rounds of

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campaigns between 2009 and 2012. Despite failing to get a deal on the syndicated television series

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, Genet was able to finance her company's growth through Y Combinator. As of 2015, the company had over $2.5 million in sales throughout the United States and 20 other countries. Its customers include MeUndies, Parachute, and Tuft & Needle. As of 2018, the company has launched 18,000 projects and shipped 25 million units of packaging items.

References

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