Ethan Kohan is an entrepreneur and operator with a strong track record in building and scaling startups across tech, mobility, and retail automation. Before launching Pod Plug, Ethan co-founded a ride-sharing startup in Australia in 2018, guiding it through early growth and eventually completing a successful exit.

His journey into vending began in college, where selling Juul pods to cover a sports betting debt sparked his interest in consumer demand, convenience retail, and operational systems. In the last five years, Ethan has applied that insight to the nightlife industry—building one of the largest adult nightlife vending networks in the U.S. His hands-on experience in operations, sourcing, logistics, and product expansion has positioned Pod Plug as a leader in nightlife-focused smart vending.