Steph Korey

Stephanie Korey is an American businesswoman who co-founded the luggage retailer Away.
Early life
Korey was born in the United States and grew up in Ohio, in a 55,000-square-foot historic mansion.
Early career
After graduation, she worked at Kate Spade and Bloomingdale's.
By 2011, Korey joined Warby Parker and led the company's supply chain, production, and fulfillment work as its Head of Supply Chain. She met Away co-founder Jennifer Rubio during her time at the company.
Away
Korey co-founded Away, a direct-to-consumer travel company, with Jennifer Rubio. By 2017, Korey and Rubio had raised $31 million, making it one of the highest-funded female-founded startups. Away was created after co-founder Jennifer Rubio broke her suitcase at an airport in Zurich, and after putting out a request on Facebook asking for recommendations, was unable to find a suitcase on the market. Away aimed to improve upon traditional suitcase designs by adding features such as built-in batteries in their luggage for charging mobile devices.
A 2019 investigative report by The Verge revealed a toxic workplace at Away and prominently featured Korey's role in creating a culture of staff mistreatment and public humiliation. In an apology, Korey said that she was "appalled" to read her own messages and listed steps taken to improve the company's work culture in the last year. She later deleted this apology. In December 2019, Korey was to be replaced as CEO of Away by Stuart Haselden. She would continue to serve as Away's executive chairwoman.
In June 2020, while on maternity leave, Korey posted several Instagram stories attacking digital media companies. Employees told Haselden and Rubio in an anonymous letter that it showed Korey had learned nothing from the reports of a toxic workplace in 2019. In July 2020, Haselden and Rubio announced that Korey would be stepping down as co-CEO, and that Haselden would take over as sole CEO "within the year". Korey stepped down from her position as CEO at Away in October 2020 but remained on the board of directors.
Personal life
Korey is married and lives in New York City.

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