Ep 32 Building A "Reuse" Empire ft Jessica Gonzalez / Happen Ventures

09/07/2024 17 min
Ep 32 Building A "Reuse" Empire ft Jessica Gonzalez / Happen Ventures

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Jessica Gonzalez is one of the most prominent entrepreneurs in New Jersey. Jessica was EY Entrepreneur of the year award runner up 2019 + 2021, 50 Best Women in Business NJ, Women, Minority, & Small Business Enterprise Certified, NGLCC® LGBTBE® Certified, and has been published over 100 times in Forbes, Huffington Post, and INC. Magazine. Jessica is the CEO of Happen Ventures, a latina-owned social enterprise that supports organizations in adopting "reuse" principles by finding expired or damaged goods/products a new home with people in-need through local community and non-profit partnerships. Did you know that "reuse" is actually more affordable economically? Did you know that "reuse" can be adopted at the municipality level?Did you know that it is easier to have greater impact adopting "reuse" principles?Weaving in her experiences of being a latina businesswoman, she shares wisdom for those of us navigating this journey, too. "No one knows less or more than you, " she says. "We're all human."-----Be invited to stay in touch with Vanessa on Instagram @vanessaferlaino , LinkedIn or vanessaferlaino.comConnect with Jessica on LinkedIn at and happenventures.comWatch this full episode on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@vanessaferlaino/featuredThe Human Challenge is hosted and produced by Vanessa Ferlaino. Watch the full episode on her Youtube channel here. Don't forget to subscribe!The Human Challenge is an award-winning podcast, recognized by Amazon Music and ACAST as an "Indie Podcast Amplifier".Guess what? We're on Rogers TV! Check us out there! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.