I'm the Founder and CEO of Daily Grommet, an online marketplace for inventive consumer products. And the birthplace of Citizen Commerce. I write about design, cultural anthropology, and start-ups, mostly.
Jules is founder and CEO of Daily Grommet, on online marketplace for inventive consumer products. This is her third startup.
Jules has been building consumer brands and developing innovative products for over twenty years. She relocated back to the US in 2005, after four years of living in Ireland. Her consulting practice in both countries was devoted to consumer facing enterprises such as Hasbro, Smirnoff, and Eircom. Jules’ expertise and enthusiasms span retail, brand, and product strategy.
She held positions as President of Ziggs.com, Vice President of Strategic Planning at Stride Rite Corporation and Director of Strategic Marketing and Licensing at Keds Corporation. She also was a Vice President at Design Continuum, a leading international product design and engineering consultancy.
Early in her career she worked as an industrial designer at Sagem S.A. (Paris), and Burroughs (Detroit). She was also a graphic designer at Data General (Boston).
Jules studied Industrial Design, Graphic Design, and French at the University of Michigan. She was conferred an MBA degree by Harvard University, where she was selected by faculty to receive the Ellis-LeBaron Fellowship.
She lives in suburban Boston with her husband, three sons, and a retired racing greyhound. Jules continues to enthusiastically study the French language and never turns down an invitation to hike or go see a play.
