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Glesni Owen

Pioneer · DISC type Dsi
Head of Commercial at Equinox Kombucha / 100% Organic / Certified B Corp ®
📍 Greater Leeds Area, United Kingdom

Glesni is the Head of Commercial at Equinox Kombucha, a senior FMCG sales leader with expertise in challenger brands. She has a strong track record of shaping 3-5 year strategies, managing full P&L, and driving profitable growth through retail and OOH channels. She is a graduate of The University of Sheffield.

She is passionate about the functional drinks category, particularly kombucha and its gut health benefits. This interest stems from a belief in how "better-for-you" beverages are reshaping the soft drinks and juice industries. She thrives in fast-paced, mission-driven environments.

She is currently focused on accelerating the companys growth into the Irish market.

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Current Role
Head of Commercial
Location
Greater Leeds Area, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Glesni shows up

Dynamic But Sincere
Friendly But Fast
Decisive But Friendly

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product

Priorities

Topics Glesni cares about

Challenger Brand Growth
Identifies as a "Challenger Brand Expert" and has held leadership roles at high-growth B Corp brands like Equinox Kombucha and TrueStart Coffee.
Functional Drinks
Expresses a strong personal passion for functional drinks, believing they are fundamentally reshaping the soft drinks and juice categories for the better.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Head of Commercial
Equinox Kombucha / 100% Organic / Certified B Corp ®
11-2025 - 12-2025
Trade Strategy Lead
Equinox Kombucha / 100% Organic / Certified B Corp ®
8-2024 - 9-2025
Head of Grocery & Convenience Sales
TrueStart Coffee | Certified B Corp | Carbon Negative
2-2023 - 6-2024
Head of Grocery
Equinox Kombucha
9-2022 - 2-2023
Head of vet and pet specialist sales
Pets Choice Ltd
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Media appearances

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Education
1997 - 2001
BA (hons)
The University of Sheffield
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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