jane h.s. Park cv
An entrepreneurial founder and disruptor, Jane Park is one of only a handful of women ever to have raised over $50M from Silicon Valley. A creative visionary, Park has patented three consumer innovations and brought them to market at retailers such as Target, Costco, Nordstrom, Ulta and Sephora. As an engaging TV personality, Jane Park has sold over $20M on QVC. She is the first Korean-American woman to take a company public on the New York Stock Exchange.
Armed with razor-sharp intellect, humor, and deep first-hand experience building teams, Park is a dynamic speaker who helps teams bring new ideas to life by building a culture of innovation. Teams leave energized with a roadmap for taking on risk and achieving high performance through uncertaintly.
In addition to sharing actionable strategies for how organizations can turn challenges into fuel for faster growth, Park inspires audiences with her powerful personal story growing up as the daughter of an orphaned father who was separated from his family at age nine when the border between North and South Korea was drawn. She captivates audiences with defining moments from her life and career, sharing hard-earned lessons on embracing uncertainty, finding your voice, and entrepreneuring your life to fuel your next level of growth.
Previously, Park served as an executive at Starbucks in the New Ventures division where she oversaw the development and implementation of new consumer businesses. She was also a leader at the Boston Consulting Group in the Retail and Consumer Goods practice group, and a founding director of the CEO Forum for Education and Technology whose membership included luminaries such as Steve Jobs and Eckhard Pfeiffer.
A master at connecting with and energizing audiences, Park is a speaker who has been described as “equal parts brave, practical, and unforgettable.”
education
Yale Law School, Juris Doctorate, 1996
Princeton University, AB, Woodrow Wilson School of Public Policy and International Affairs, 1993, Summa Cum Laude
experience
Park Snyder Group, Keynote Speaker & Executive Coach (01/19 - present)
Washington State Opportunity Scholarship, Member Board of Directors (07/14 - Present)
Tokki, CEO & Founder (09/19-02/25)
Glo Skin Beauty, Board of Directors (10/21 - 12/24)
Julep Beauty, CEO, Founder (05/07-12/18)
Starbucks, Director, New Ventures (10/03 - 12/06)
Boston Consulting Group, Consumer Goods & Retail (04/98-10/03)
speaking experience and appearances
SXSW, Zillow, Microsoft, Goldman Sacks, shop.org, MSNBC Know Your Value, MPower (Mortgage Banker’s Association), QVC
recognitions
March of Dimes, Spirit of Beauty Award Recipient
WWD “Digital Power Posse”
Beauty Inc, Top 50 Women in Beauty
Elle Magazine “Top Women in Technology”
New York Times, The Corner Office, “Jane Park of Julep: To Succeed, Fly like a Bumblebee”
CEO of the Year, Geekwire.
40 Under 40, Puget Sound Business Journal