Laena is a multidisciplinary entrepreneur, dubbed "extraordinary" by the New York Times. After launching Anarchy in a Jar in 2009, she helped launch over a dozen startups and agencies as a founder, consultant, and advisor. She remains an unwavering optimist dedicated to helping people and organizations live their best lives.

As a true believer in the power of innovation to make the world a better place, Laena is passionate about creating business-changing solutions through branding, design, and creative storytelling. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Martha Stewart Show, New York Magazine, Food & Wine, and more. Her cookbook, Jam On: The Craft of Canning Fruit, was published by Penguin Random House in 2012.

Laena graduated magna cum laude from Mount Holyoke College, received an MS in Information Science from Pratt Institute, and was awarded the United States Antarctica Service Medal by the Department of Defense for her work with the National Science Foundation.

As a lifelong educator, consultant, and entrepreneur, Laena provides teams and individuals with a playbook to make work work better and navigate the pain points within a successful business, so they can realize their potential and solve real problems through innovation.

Laena teaches and consults through a number of platforms and with an array of fantastic clients, from Fortune 500s like Meta, Google, and Deloitte, to small brands like 27th Letter Books and Chaat Dogs.