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Julie Chen

Activist · DISC type Cd
Chief Executive Officer at Cheeky Panda | Certified B Corp
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Julie Chen is the Co-founder and CEO of Cheeky Panda, a sustainable tissue brand she grew from a spare room startup into a multi-million-pound B Corp. An award-winning entrepreneur with a background in supply chain management, she is recognized for her strategic vision and brand-building expertise. People describe her as a "true leader" with "world-class" brand understanding.

Originally from China, Julie has an entrepreneurial family background and an international perspective, having worked for Japanese companies and earned a Japanese-Language Proficiency Test certification. Outside of her mission-driven work, she enjoys spicy pho, is a fan of the Spice Girls, and admires the resilience of Scarlett OHara from "Gone with the Wind".

Julie once wrote to her hero, Sir David Attenborough, and received a personal reply.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Julie shows up

Logical And Quick
Meticulous
Perfectionist

They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They care equally about the product and its potential impact.

Priorities

Topics Julie cares about

Sustainable Innovation
Built her company around using bamboo, a fast-growing plant, to create eco-friendly alternatives to traditional paper products and disrupt the single-use disposable market.
Challenger Brands
She has successfully scaled Cheeky Panda from a concept into a major challenger brand stocked in national supermarkets, championing the growth of purpose-driven businesses.
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Career

Work history

1-2016
Chief Executive Officer
Cheeky Panda | Certified B Corp
3-2012 - 7-2017
Founder & Director
Rhythm Lifestyle Ltd
2010 - 2012
Business Development Manager
Inductec Lighting Limited
2008 - 2010
Supply Chain Manager
Stanley Electric Company Limited
2003 - 2005
International Sales Manager
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
9-2021 - 12-2021
Goldman Sachs 10
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
2019 - 2019
Tuck Aston Residential programme
The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
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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