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Agatha Kulaga

Critic · DISC type C
Founding Partner at Very Good Hospitality
📍 Brooklyn, New York, United States

Agatha Kulaga is a founder and strategic operator with over 15 years of experience scaling complex businesses. She co-founded and led Ovenly, growing it into a nationally recognized brand. Now a Founding Partner at Very Good Hospitality, she advises food businesses on growth strategy and operations. She holds a Masters from New York University.

Before her celebrated culinary career, Agatha spent nearly a decade in mental health and addiction research at the NYU School of Medicine, a background that inspired her commitment to social change through business. She enjoys a balanced approach to life, with passions for pilates, making homemade pasta, and indulging in good food and wine.

She co-authored the best-selling cookbook, "Ovenly: Sweet & Salty Recipes from New Yorks Most Creative Bakery. "

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Founding Partner
Location
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Personality Overview

How Agatha shows up

Objective Thinker
Negotiator
Information Seeker

Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often. They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions.

Priorities

Topics Agatha cares about

Ethical Entrepreneurship
Her background in social work shaped her mission to use business for social change, focusing on value-driven strategies and inclusive hiring practices at Ovenly.
Brand Building
She successfully grew Ovenly from a startup into a nationally recognized brand across retail, wholesale, e-commerce, and licensing channels.
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Career

Work history

8-2023
Founding Partner
Very Good Hospitality
9-2010 - 3-2023
CEO & Founder
Ovenly
2009 - 2011
Assistant Professor
NYU School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
5-2001 - 5-2011
Clinical Research Manager
NYU School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
In the press

Media appearances

INTERVIEW: Agatha Kulaga on Building Ovenly – Idea to Startup. Featured in Apple Podcasts
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The Ovenly Interview: Agatha Kulaga and Erin Patinkin. Featured in Bakepedia
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Education
2006 - 2009
Master’s Degree
New York University
1997 - 2001
Bachelor’s Degree
Boston University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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