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.com
Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn at and happenventures.com
Watch this full episode on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@vanessaferlaino/featured
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Popular Podcasts
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce
Football’s funniest family duo — Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagles and Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs — team up to provide next-level access to life in the league as it unfolds. The two brothers and Super Bowl champions drop weekly insights about the weekly slate of games and share their INSIDE perspectives on trending NFL news and sports headlines. They also endlessly rag on each other as brothers do, chat the latest in pop culture and welcome some very popular and well-known friends to chat with them. Check out new episodes every Wednesday. Follow New Heights on the Wondery App, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen to new episodes early and ad-free, and get exclusive content on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. And join our new membership for a unique fan experience by going to the New Heights YouTube channel now!
24/7 News: The Latest
The latest news in 4 minutes updated every hour, every day.