Josh Owens is an accomplished entrepreneur who has founded or led multiple high-growth technology companies and helped other founders grow their organizations in executive leadership positions. Josh was named to the Indianapolis Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40," received the Excellence in Teaching award from the Butler University Lacy School of Business, & led SupplyKick as its CEO from $3M to over $40M in sales while achieving multiple Inc. 500, tech, and culture awards.
Josh was Indiana's first openly-LGBTQ+ candidate for statewide office.
Josh lives in San Diego with his husband, Andres Acosta, and is available for executive strategy & consulting contracts for high-growth companies.
As CEO of Indianapolis-based SupplyKick, one of the nation’s fastest growing online retailers, Josh put Hoosiers first with a minimum $50,000 salary for all team members as the company grew rapidly from $3M to over $40M in annual sales.
As a faculty member at the Butler University Lacy School of Business, Josh taught over 2,000 students in economics and statistics while leading the successful development of multiple online and hybrid courses.
As a democratic candidate for Indiana Governor, Josh developed the leading plan to increase pay for Hoosier teachers and fought for universal background checks, criminal justice reform, cannabis legalization, and climate justice.
Josh has served on the boards of Orr Fellowship, Indy Chamber, TechPoint, Vote Safe Indiana, and the Indiana Charter School Board. He has economic degrees from the London School of Economics and Wabash College.
Josh and his husband have lived in London, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, and currently reside in San Diego.