Jayna Cooke has been navigating the startup world as an entrepreneur, leader, philanthropist and investor for the last decade. A former vice president at Groupon, Cooke is currently CEO of EVENTup, an online marketplace that helps companies find the perfect venue for everything from movie and fashion shoots to corporate events.

She is distinguished as being one of the successful sales and business development professionals in technology startups over the past decade. Growth hacking and “just getting it done” are her specialties.

As the Vice President of Business Development at Groupon (GRPN), Jayna was integral in executing the company’s early sales and partnership strategies.

She helped launch various national and local sales strategies and successfully closed the two largest deals to date with national retailers Gap and Nordstrom. Prior to that, Jayna worked for Echo Global Logistics (ECHS), where she held numerous roles including being the top Sales Executive, Sales Trainer, and Regional Manager. In 2012 she started her own 501.c.3 foundation, Closet Angels.

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The Art of Business with Jayna Cooke - Ep. 138