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."

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Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn and happenventures.com