Mia Wenjen Co-founder and Director, Aquent Mia Wenjen co-founded Aquent in 1986 with John Chuang and Steve Kapner. She has been a member of the board of directors ever since and has held a number of roles at the company. Mia launched the West Coast operations and grew Los Angeles, California into the company’s largest market. She later managed the Boston market, where she introduced Aquent’s Partner Program, an innovative effort securing the loyalty of the company’s contingent workforce. This initiative reduced turnover among freelancers to below 20% per year, lower than that for many firms’ full-time staff.
Mia served as general manager for an internal start-up, managed PR efforts, and served as publisher of 1099 magazine, an award-winning print publication for freelancers. Mia has worked as a freelance marketing consultant and co-founded Mizanne, a women’s golf apparel company.
Mia graduated from Harvard College cum laude in history and science in 1987 and earned an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson Graduate School of Management in 1993.
Mia Wenjen co-founded Aquent in 1986 with John Chuang and Steve Kapner. She has been a member of the board of directors ever since and has held a number of roles at the company. Mia launched the West Coast operations and grew Los Angeles, California into the company’s largest market. She later managed the Boston market, where she introduced Aquent’s Partner Program, an innovative effort securing the loyalty of the company’s contingent workforce. This initiative reduced turnover among freelancers to below 20% per year, lower than that for many firms’ full-time staff. 
