Julia O’Mara

Julia O'Mara is the Co-founder and COO of Pickle, the peer-to-peer rental marketplace making it easy and affordable to rent high-quality clothing and accessories within your community and beyond. Drawing on her unique blend of business acumen and product engineering expertise, Julia identified a gap in modern commerce and swiftly filled it with a first-of-its-kind platform. In less than a year, Pickle cultivated a community of tens of thousands, brought 120,000+ items from 2,000+ coveted brands into circulation, powered lucrative side hustles, and introduced consumers to a new way to shop. Julia has been recognized by the likes of Forbes (Forbes 30 Under 30) and Inc. (Female Founders List 2024) for her leadership and innovation.

Before founding Pickle, Julia served as Senior Product Manager at The Blackstone Group, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, where she led product analyses for the Investor Relations and Fundraising teams.

Julia holds a bachelor's degree in Materials Science Engineering with a minor in Entrepreneurship from the University of Pennsylvania, where she was also a member of the varsity women's lacrosse team.