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Jonathan Lowenhar (he/him)

Founder & CEO, Enjoy the Work

Throughout his nearly 30 year career, Jonathan Lowenhar successfully led a $1B business segment for a large public company, guided the turnaround of a distressed $100M+ revenue business, launched and sold a venture-backed startup, and led another startup to global scale.

Those very different endeavors led Jonathan to obsess over a single question, “how does a founder become a great CEO?” He interviewed hundreds of founders and investors seeking clarity to that question. And when no good answer presented itself, Jonathan teamed up with a group of exceptional former founders, operators and investors to create his own solution.

Since 2015, Jonathan has led Enjoy The Work, a firm that partners with technology hubs and ecosystem leaders to bring Silicon Valley training and expertise to the ascending startup markets around the world.

Sessions

Mentor Office Hours

The Founder's Playbook for complex sales

June 15, 20263:00 PM – 4:00 PM UTC
Virtual
English
On June 15, Jonathan Lowenhar, Founder and General Partner at Enjoy The Work, is running a free, practical session for the Startupfest community on how to navigate complex, high-stakes sales. See More.
Mentor Office Hours

Office Hours: Building & Managing Teams

July 9, 20261:00 PM EDT – 2:00 PM EDT
Office 6
English
Know when to hire your first employees, find talent when you can't pay market rates, navigate team dynamics as you grow, master delegation, and keep people motivated when resources are tight. See More.
Mentor Office Hours

Office Hours: Metrics That Matter

July 9, 20262:30 PM EDT – 3:30 PM EDT
Office 2
English
Identify the KPIs that actually drive your business rather than vanity metrics that look good but mean nothing, understand unit economics well enough to make smart trade-offs, set up dashboards that surface problems early, and track what investors and acquirers actually care about. See More.
Mentor Office Hours

Office Hours: Competitive Strategy

July 9, 20264:00 PM EDT – 5:00 PM EDT
Office 5
English
Compete effectively when you're small and scrappy against larger competitors with more resources, choose battles you can actually win, position yourself against competitors in ways that neutralize their advantages, and build defensible advantages that can't be easily copied. See More.