Noel Ballou

Noel Ballou serves as the Managing Partner at Cooking Panda since July 2020, overseeing a food and beverage publishing operation with significant social media engagement and a quarterly subscription box offering. In addition to this role, Noel has been an investor in multiple companies, including Obvious Wines, RightRice, Kumana, Inc., Snack it Forward, Rentberry, and The Osso Good Co. since various dates in 2019 and 2020. Noel co-founded Foodeez in July 2017, where a team of creatives delivers high-quality content and services to brands. Prior experience includes a consultancy role at The Toro Company, contributing to a successful marketing initiative that generated substantial online viewership. Noel holds a degree in General Management and Business from the University of California, Riverside, obtained in 2012.