As the air has turned crisp and autumn leaves continue to fall, we’ve put away our summer shirts and replaced them with thick turtlenecks. Among other things, the holiday season is a time for reflection and giving, where we thank and appreciate those closest to us. During this time of year, we may not realize it, but there are two kinds of giving: giving thanks and giving to those in need.
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The Face Behind The Company Laura Jean-Jacques is a Haitian-American entrepreneur, community advocate, and business consultant living in Brooklyn, NY. She’s also a graduate for the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Laura was a fellow in Represented Foundation’s Spring 2021 cohort, where she grew the idea for her company Zansèt Tea Co. Looking back, considers her time in Represented’s incubator Vision. Execution. Results. (V.E.R.) to be a transformative period for her, thanks in part to to instructors like Precious, Nakia, and Noel who helped her flush out her ideas and create Zansèt Tea Co. “I had this burning feeling in me that I needed to be creating something... I knew I wanted it to be a healing tool in the holistic space. And it happened to morph, over a five month period into a tea product.” |
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