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Jay DeCoons

CEO
The Bar Method

Jay had been the CEO and President at The Bar Method since January 2015. Jay has 15+ years of experience in managing multi-location operations, and is passionate about culture and building strong teams. Experienced in acquisitions and more importantly integration as well as evaluating and executing new growth initiatives.

Prior to The Bar Method, Jay was the President and COO at YogaWorks (Great Hill Partners portfolio company), the leading provider of progressive and quality yoga in the US, with locations in Los Angeles, Northern California, New York and Orange County.

Prior to YogaWorks, was a Principal at Highland Capital Partners. Primarily focused on sourcing growth stage investment opportunities and advising the leadership teams of the firm's existing portfolio companies.

Jay previously served in key leadership positions at The Mentor Network (Madison Dearborn portfolio company) and Summit Partners. Jay has an MBA from Harvard Business School and an undergraduate degree in Finance from the University of Notre Dame.

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