Lawrence M. Kahn

Larry Kahn is the Founder and Managing Partner of Beechwood Capital, a Boston-based investment group utilizing its partners’ deep experience as operators/entrepreneurs to invest in disruptive growth-stage consumer brands, with a focus toward healthy living food, beverage, beauty and personal care brands.
Mr. Kahn leads Beechwood Capital’s overall strategy, deal sourcing and portfolio management, leveraging his over 15 years of experience in integrated marketing management, brand strategy, sales and operations.
Prior to founding Beechwood Capital, Mr. Kahn and his family built The Holmes Group (including Crock-Pot, Holmes and Bionaire brands) from a start-up to an $800 million business, before being acquired by The Jarden Corporation.
Post-acquisition, Mr. Kahn led a combined group of brands for the Jarden Corporation.
Prior to The Holmes Group, Mr. Kahn was a Partner at Ogilvy Mather Advertising.
He has a BS-Marketing from Lehigh University and an MBA from The Anderson School at UCLA. He currently serves as a board member for Kosas Cosmetics, Banza and INNBeauty Project as well as a board observer for Once Upon a Farm, Flying Embers and Lemon Perfect.