ABOUT TATJANA (JANA) SCHUSTER
Jana Schuster is a business development and strategy professional with a multi-national background and demonstrated expertise in sales strategy, entrepreneurship, revenue growth, organizational efficiency and leading cross-cultural and cross-functional teams for Fortune 500 companies as well as start-up companies.
Immigrating to the United States from Germany as a teenager sharpened her drive, resilience and perseverance, all of which she has been able to draw upon professionally. No stranger to challenges and pressures, Jana has the ability to find creative and impactful solutions while remaining calm and diplomatic, even under intense pressure. She has had the fortune of learning from stellar business leaders, such as Faisal Masud, Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell.
Jana Schuster has a track record of exceeding multi-million dollar quotas, building organizations from the ground up, negotiating at the senior level and driving businesses across the Globe in various industries. At Groupon, Jana Schuster was one of the founding members of the Groupon Goods business, building it from an idea to a business that exceeded $1bn in Revenue in less than a year and then transitioning to managing the businesses in Western and Central Europe. At Sears, Jana built a flash sale business, growing it to over $150MM in less than a year, representing +1000% growth YoY.
Jana Schuster is an Executive MBA Candidate from Kellogg School of Management as well as Kellogg-HKUST (ranked #1 globally). She also holds a B.S. in Organizational and Behavioral Psychology from Arizona State University. Jana Schuster serves on the board of Hubbard Street Dance Company and is passionate about the Arts, Animal Welfare and Sustainability. She is the co-founder of the Entrepreneurship Group at Kellogg School of Management, pro7Realty LLC (sold), souldangle, Inc. and eight17 LLC. Jana is deeply involved in start up communities in San Francisco and Chicago, having consulted for the following companies: Venzee (500startup company) and Brideside (DreamIt Ventures). She has a love for travel, cooking, exploring, fitness and is multi-lingual.
Immigrating to the United States from Germany as a teenager sharpened her drive, resilience and perseverance, all of which she has been able to draw upon professionally. No stranger to challenges and pressures, Jana has the ability to find creative and impactful solutions while remaining calm and diplomatic, even under intense pressure. She has had the fortune of learning from stellar business leaders, such as Faisal Masud, Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell.
Jana Schuster has a track record of exceeding multi-million dollar quotas, building organizations from the ground up, negotiating at the senior level and driving businesses across the Globe in various industries. At Groupon, Jana Schuster was one of the founding members of the Groupon Goods business, building it from an idea to a business that exceeded $1bn in Revenue in less than a year and then transitioning to managing the businesses in Western and Central Europe. At Sears, Jana built a flash sale business, growing it to over $150MM in less than a year, representing +1000% growth YoY.
Jana Schuster is an Executive MBA Candidate from Kellogg School of Management as well as Kellogg-HKUST (ranked #1 globally). She also holds a B.S. in Organizational and Behavioral Psychology from Arizona State University. Jana Schuster serves on the board of Hubbard Street Dance Company and is passionate about the Arts, Animal Welfare and Sustainability. She is the co-founder of the Entrepreneurship Group at Kellogg School of Management, pro7Realty LLC (sold), souldangle, Inc. and eight17 LLC. Jana is deeply involved in start up communities in San Francisco and Chicago, having consulted for the following companies: Venzee (500startup company) and Brideside (DreamIt Ventures). She has a love for travel, cooking, exploring, fitness and is multi-lingual.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS & INTERESTING TID BITS
- Top 2% Mortgage Loan Officer at Bank of America
- Top 40 Wealth Management Banker nationwide at Merrill Lynch
- Rockstar Award 3x
- Co-founded and expanded Real Estate company to 5 markets
- Drove 24% Revenue growth globally with total P&L of $317MM
- Founded numerous companies. Start up strategy consultant
- Fluent in German. Moderate proficiency in Spanish and French
- Extensive global experience