Entrepreneurship
JIP 074: Danny Rodriguez
Danny Rodriguez: BLUE Missions In 2007, when Danny was a junior in high-school, he went to Dominican Republic to work for an organization to bring clean water to a remote community on the island. This project totally changed his life, and 3 years later in 2010, he co-founded BLUE Missions with his sister. The BLUE…
Read MoreJIP 073: Sam Lister
Sam Lister: pivoting business during a pandemic Sam is a 21 years old entrepreneur from Milwaukee. We interviewed him for the 1st time in May 2020 and decided to record a new episode every year with him to follow his growth & journey as Sam is a creative entrepreneur with big goals. Listen to this 1st…
Read MoreJIP 072: Séfora Chavarria
Séfora Chavarria: exploring nature as a child & designing tropical landscapes When we met Séfora for the 1st time, she was dressed as a fairy. So we start today’s episode with talking about self-expressing, the importance of being your authentic self and breaking the societal norms. Séfora then shares with us about growing up in…
Read MoreJIP 067: Julian Castro
Julian Castro: quitting the “American Dream” to pursue creativity Julian grew up with a very creative childhood, always playing and creating. But his Portuguese parents were immigrants from Mozambique, and like most immigrant parents, raised him to work hard, go to college and “succeed”. They wanted him to live the “American Dream” that so many…
Read MoreJIP 066: Daniel Quintana
Daniel Quintana: social entrepreneur, traveler and photographer Daniel, born and raised in Miami, always loved travel. As a student, he decided to head to Asia to step outside of his comfort zone & discover a new culture. He ended up finding a job in China and stayed in the area for a few years, traveling…
Read MoreJIP 057: Demas Rusli
Demas Rusli: visual creator mixing his love for architecture & photography Demas is a well-known photographer & designer who was born in Indonesia but moved to Sydney, Australia as a young boy and still lives there to this day! Although he lives in one of the world’s most iconic cities, he travels all over the…
Read MoreJIP 050: Ryan Johnson
Ryan Johnson: sports cards store owner, achieving his childhood dream From a young age, Ryan has always loved sports cards. For years he has been buying & selling cards on eBay or other platforms. In 2013 he started an Instagram page, CardCollector2, to share his beautiful collection. That was the beginning of a crazy journey.…
Read MoreJIP 049: Lawrence Mansell
Lawrence Mansell: leaving everything behind to pursue a dream life Lawrence’s life was going as planned… he went to college, started his own business, worked hard for years… he was checking all the boxes. But he wasn’t happy. He eventually found the courage to say stop. He sold his company and used some of the…
Read MoreJIP 046: Special, we are leaving Miami
Special: we are leaving Miami! Big life update… in a few months we will be leaving Miami! It’s going to be the beginning of a brand new chapter in our lives… and we are super excited to share it with you! You can also watch this episode on Rosie’s YouTube channel: Rosie’s YouTube channel Follow…
Read MoreJIP 040: Cindy Makita
Cindy Makita: from South Africa to entrepreneur empowering women in Miami Cindy is a badass superwoman! Born in South Africa with Congolese origins, she moved to Miami when she was 19 years old. Cindy is, amongst other things, a model, career coach, women empowerment advocate and speaker. She recently took a leap of faith and…
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