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Julia Kemp

Business professor

Education

  • M.B.A., management, Simmons University
  • B.F.A., industrial design, Savannah College of Art and Design

Credentials

  • Professor of business, 2022–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, SCADnow
  • Director of e-commerce and UX, 2021–22, Annie Selke, remote
  • Director of gift experience, 2019–20, Alyce, Boston, MA
  • Associate director, 2016–19, Harvard Business School's Rock Center of Entrepreneurship, Harvard University, Boston, MA
  • Director of product innovation, 2015, IdeaPaint, Boston, MA
  • Discovery director, 2013–14, The Grommet, Sommerville, MA
  • Senior product launch manager, 2012–13, The Grommet, Sommerville, MA
  • Product launch manager, 2010–12, The Grommet, Sommerville, MA
  • Assistant product designer, 2006–08, The Target Corporation, Minneapolis, MN

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Judge, White House national competition for makerspace design, 2016
  • Judge, The Product Pitch Event at Fenway Park for The Grommet, Google, and lndiegogo, March 2013
  • Featured on international TV segment CNBC's "Power Lunch" on the topic of tech startup internships and returnships, June 2013
  • Managed a team of 30 for then Senator Obama's presidential campaign that contributed to winning Florida and ultimately the election, 2008

Organizations

  • Shareholder and Board Member of Cake, the leading platform for navigating mortality, end-of-life planning, and honoring life, 2014–19
  • Board Member of Aether, a think tank for transformational learning and leadership, 2016–18

Publications and presentations

  • Authored Introduction of "Makers Who Made It: 100 Stories of Starting a Business," 2015