
BIOGRAPHY
Pranav Arora is an Indian-American Businessman, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Investor, and Venture Capitalist.
He is currently serving in the below positions:
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Head of Division @ Just Funky
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CEO @ Stunned Mind
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Partner @ ILG Property Investors
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Partner @ PSSR Holdings
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Member of the Board @ JMTD Holdings
Mr.Arora also serves in the below, not for profit corporations
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Chairman of the Board @ The Arora Foundation
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Board Member @ The Just Funky Foundation
EARLY LIFE & CAREER
Arora was born and raised in a small town in Wooster, Ohio; where he attended Wooster High School. Even in high school, Arora was an entrepreneur, who started multiple successful businesses which sold the product to big box retailers such as Spencers, Hot Topic, Target, Ross, ect.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
In 2012, Pranav founded Highly Educated, which focused on selling stash jars, hookahs, licensed products, and other items to head shops. tobacco stores, gift stores, and many big box retailers such as Spencers Gifts, Ross stores, and many more. Pranav's products were sold at over 10,000 stores.
In 2013, Arora was brought on as Head of Division for Just Funky, which is a is a premier manufacturer of licensed and private label merchandise for the mainstream retail market focusing in manufacturing, licensing, retail and creative development in such areas as beverageware, impulse/novelty, decor, and apparel.
At Just Funky, Pranav played a vital role in signing licensing deals with artist such as Just Bieber, Mac Miller, Grateful Dead, and movie and tv deals with Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, and over 100 other A+ properties.
In 2015, Arora, along with a few other investors, started JMTD Holdings, which is an investment company.
In 2016, Arora was brought in as CEO at Stunned Mind to help focus on the E-commerce and online sector of CPG.