# Julie Smolyansky
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julie smolyansky (born 1975) is a Ukrainian-American businesswoman. She is the CEO of Illinois-based dairy company Lifeway Foods.
== Life and career ==
Smolyansky was born in Kiev, Ukraine (then Ukrainian SSR), to Jewish parents Ludmila and Michael Smolyansky.
Julie Smolyansky: Youngest-Ever CEO of a Publicly-Held Company
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Starting her life in soviet Kiev, Lifeway Foods CEO Julie Smolyansky's mother opened Chicago's first Eastern European deli on Devon where she introduced the city to Nutella. Meanwhile, Julie's father first began making kefir in the family basement. Julie joins The Chicago Network P…
How Lifeway Foods Went from Immigrant Startup to National Retail Staple with Julie Smolyansky
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On this episode I’m sitting down with Julie Smolyansky, CEO of Lifeway Foods, a true retail powerhouse who took over a public company at just 27 years old and helped turn kefir into a nationally recognized category.
In this episode, Julie shares: ✨ How Lifeway grew from an immigran…
3 Rapid Retail Questions with Julie Smolyansky, CEO of Lifeway Foods
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In the Retail Readiness Round, Julie breaks down:
What founders must stop doing when trying to scale in retail
Why growing too fast can actually kill your brand on shelf
The importance of repeat purchase, local velocity, and data
What every founder should do before walking into a …
Your Unhinged Is My Success — CEO of Lifeway, Julie Smolyansky
Julie Smolyansky is the immigrant founder and CEO of Lifeway Kefir, who turned a family business into a category-defining wellness brand—and did a some truly unhinged things along the way to make it work. In this episode, we talk about our shared Russian-speaking Jewish heritage, grit, raising kids…
Julie Smolyansky, CEO, Lifeway Foods — Go With Your Gut: Behind the exploding global demand for kefir
For thousands of years, people in Eastern Europe have been drinking Kefir, a fermented dairy drink. Now, people around the world are waking up to its incredible health benefits, and for one US company, that presents a tremendous opportunity.
Julie Smolyansky is the CEO of Lifeway Foods. When she t…
From US$12 million to US$210 million: How Lifeway Foods CEO Julie Smolyansky Turned Pain Into Purpose
Julie Smolyansky is the CEO of Lifeway Foods, an Illinois-based dairy company that is the leading U.S. supplier of kefir. After her father, Michael Smolyansky, passed away in 2002, Julie took over the company at 27 years old and became the youngest female CEO of a publicly held firm. Julie and her …
Julie Smolyansky (Lifeway) on Power Struggles, Creating a Category, and How GLP-1s Are Changing Food Companies
When her father died of a heart attack, Julie Smolyansky became the youngest female CEO of a publicly traded company. Then, she helped turn kefir from a niche probiotic drink into a mainstream wellness product found in major retailers across the country.
Today, Julie tells Sammi how she scaled an …
Julie Smolyansky: Overcoming Loss, Adversity & Building a $215M Wellness Empire
Julie Smolyansky, CEO of LifeWay Foods — the largest kefir brand in the country — has one of the most extraordinary stories you'll ever hear. Born in Soviet Ukraine, her family defected behind the Iron Curtain when she was just one year old, arriving in America with $116 and no English. Her mother …
How She Built a $200M Public Company | Lifeway CEO Julie Smolyansky on Leadership and Success
Julie Smolyansky, CEO of Lifeway Foods, shares her extraordinary journey from immigrant roots to becoming the youngest female CEO of a publicly traded company at just 27 years old.
Under her leadership, Lifeway grew from a $6 million business into a global wellness brand generating more than $200 …
[Re-post] "Why is campus rape still so common?" with Julie Smolyansky
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I published this talk in February of 2023. And I wanted to republish today, for all of the obvious and tragic reasons.
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Julie Smolyansky was born in Kyiv, Ukraine to Jewish parents. Her family immigrated to the United States in 1976 where her father founded the Kefir company, Lifeway Foo…
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