Hey there! My name is Jen and I am an Impact Travel Blogger + a Mentor to Entrepreneurs.

What on earth does that mean, you ask? Well, before I tell you, let me first explain how I got here…

MY STORY

  • I grew up in New Jersey.
  • I am the middle child from a family of five. My parents were Cuban immigrants, which makes me Cuban-American. I grew up in America with a very Cuban cultured upbringing. I speak Spanish fluently and most of my traditions were strict and Cuban! (If you’re Hispanic you know what I mean. Haha)  
  • Graduated 2011 from Pace University with a Bachelors in Marketing.
  • Graduated 2013 from Hult International Business School in London with a Masters in Social Entrepreneurship.
  • After my student visa expired in 2013, I went back home to the United States. Working in the United States (New York City) for three years.

My entire life I knew I was destined to do great things on this planet. I just could not put it into words at the time.

There I was, working at a 9-5 job that I wasn’t crazy about, knowing that there were so many incredible things I was missing out on because I was stuck at my desk for 8 hours (or more) a day – average salary, average benefits, average vacations days… average life.

But deep down in my heart, I knew this wasn’t meant for me. It was as if my heart’s desires to be free were stuck in someone else’s body.

I wanted to…

  • See the whole world – every single nook and cranny
  • Taste delicious and exotic foods
  • Hear the beautiful sounds of different languages and dialects
  • Take part in people’s rituals and day-to-day tasks
  • Immerse myself fully in different cultures
  • Be the voice for those that didn’t have their own
  • Embody love and compassion towards everyone and everything
  • Transform the lives of incredible, deserving people everywhere

All I knew was that none of my desires would become my reality if I continued sitting behind that desk.

So I decided to leave the comfort and safety of my corporate job behind and take a stand for my dreams and goals

Let’s be clear, not everyone I loved supported this or even understood what the heck I was doing! Which was okay, because this was something I needed to do for myself. It had nothing to do with them. This journey wasn’t for them it was for me and I felt it in my gut every day!

This feeling is what led me to become an entrepreneur and a world traveler!

WHO I AM

Entrepreneur

I believe that work and play do not need to be separate things.

My work is my play. I have created a life where I do not work for anyone else and where I can be completely location independent – make money doing what I love and see the beauty of this world all at the same time.

Impact Traveler

If you haven’t traveled, you haven’t lived.

Most people have adopted a belief that vacations are only supposed to be taken once a year. Or that you need to have worked 30 years and wait until you retire to travel.

And I know what you’re thinking –  what the hell is an impact traveler?

Well, I travel for a purpose. I carry clean water filters to developing countries and dispense them to communities that need them. On my trips, I am always renovating schools, building homes, and working with women co-ops to help them with their businesses in exchange for a unique cultural experience. As I travel, I educate communities on hygiene and the importance of clean water.

I’ve impacted an estimated 13,500 people in 7 countries as of the end of 2018!

I’m here to set those rules on fire and I hope you do too!

Remember I promised to explain what Impact Travel Blogger + Entrepreneur Mentor meant? Well, here is what I do…

LIFE-LIVER. DREAM GO-GETTER. DRIVEN BY SOCIAL IMPACT & A PURPOSE.

My mission is to create incredible possibilities of transformation for humankind to live lives of impact, purpose, and badassery.

My purpose is to discover humanity, understand a culture and connect emotionally with people… and as I do that, I am tirelessly driven to leave a little something behind that can change a life.

That is exactly why, after starting a great career in the New York City agency world, I  decided to turn what I learned in my Masters in Social Entrepreneurship into ACTION. That is why I’ve pivoted with

MY GOAL IS TO IMPACT THE LIVES OF A MILLION PEOPLE BY 2022!

FUN FACTS

  • I’ve traveled to 44 countries (and counting) on 6 continents.
  • I’ve impacted an estimated 13,500 people in 7 countries as of the end of 2018!
  • I am obsessed with popcorn, chocolate, fries, and pizza
  • I am very silly and forever dancing and making funny voices.
  • I took dance classes for 14 years!