Ryan Kohn

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About Ryan Kohn

Along with his business partner, Ryan now leads a team of 40 from their offices in London, selling more than 4 million packs of their popcorn per month. Prior to his time at PROPERCORN, serial entrepreneur, Ryan, founded his own environmentally-friendly property company. Aged just 25, he was recognised for his innovative development work, being awarded the best single unit award in the UK Property Awards. Passionate about people as well as the planet, in 2009 Ryan launched the celebrated London For London campaign. The initiative, which worked to help eradicate the issue of violence amongst young people, received widespread support and endorsement from HRH Prince William. In 2017, Ryan went on to launch an initiative called 10 For 10, working with actor and friend Riz Ahmed to raise money for Syrian Refugees. In two months, they raised over For the past 7 years, Ryan has brought not only extensive commercial understanding and resilience to the PROPERCORN table, but also a passion for conducting business in the right way. This year, PROPERCORN became a certified B Corp. Now an ambassador for the non-profit organisation, Ryan is a huge proponent and representative for their vision: using business as a force for good. On a mission to encourage both people and business’ to live more sustainably, Ryan also sits on the board of the Hubbub foundation. Ryan has also made mentorship of others, both internally and externally, an enormous part of his working life. His passion for entrepreneurship has seen him involved in Tesco’s Back It initiative and Virgin Start-Ups while also giving advice to over 200 businesses in the last 5 years. Ryan has been rewarded for his efforts in both business and mentorship, receiving the prestigious EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award.