Jared Golestani
Co-Founder at Kokada l Forbes 30U30 l NOSH Pitch Slam 11 Winners l Target Forward Founders 2021
- Role
- Cofounder at Kokada
- Location
- Durham, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jared Golestani
Jared Golestani is currently an MBA candidate at The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania pursuing majors in both Finance and Entrepreneurship & Innovation. During his time at Wharton he will continue to serve as the COO at Kokada, a consumer packaged goods company he co-founded in 2019, and grow the brand regionally / nationally following the company\'s launch in October of 2020. Prior to pursuing his MBA, Jared spent over 4 years with Accenture\'s Strategy Life Sciences group specializing in pharmaceutical M&A integration strategy in the commercial space. Some of his more focused experience lies in operating model and organizational design, talent strategy, and large scale change management.Jared\'s outgoing personality, incredible work ethic, passion for meaningful teamwork, and relentless drive for success has allowed him to simultaneously manage a full-time management consulting career, launch a CPG startup, and deliver private advisory work to several tech startups seeking Seed / A series funding.
Experience
Cofounder
May 2019 — Present · Durham, NC, US
Founded in May 2019 by former college and professional athletes, Kokada is the first ever coconut based spread and is made with simple, straight forward ingredients that you will love. Even better, Kokada is dedicated to growing communities, with 2% of sales going toward community building projects from the communities and farmers who provide our ingredients.
Education
The Wharton School
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2021 — 2025
The Wharton School
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Duke University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Economics With a Concentration in Finance
2013 — 2017
Skills
- Business Analysis
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Powerpoint
- Sharepoint
- Leadership
- Management
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