Julien Winkel

Julien Winkel serves as the Chief Commercial Officer at Soilytix since December 2024, focusing on soil health and crop yield through eDNA technology. Simultaneously, Julien manages a regenerative olive grove at WildWildOlive and previously held roles in farmer partnerships at Kelp Blue and business development at reNature, where Julien established key partnerships in regenerative agriculture. As co-founder and CEO of Aithena, Julien developed an AI-driven sales tool, following a similar role at InForIntelligence that catered to Fortune 500 companies. Julien's early career involved operations and growth advisory at Veryus Clothing and founding a street couture label. Additionally, Julien co-founded the Jack Young Network Group, fostering a network of young entrepreneurs. Julien holds a BSc in International Business Administration from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and studied business economics at WASEDA Business School.