Rebecca Obounou- Haitian American and Assistant Dean for Social Innovation at the MIT Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center

<p>Rebecca is one of a kind. She is a mentor, entrepreneur, innovator, and transcendent leader, and everything in-between. She is a Haitian American and founder and President of <strong>Communities for Haitian Entrepreneurs and Startups (CHES), Inc. </strong>At CHES, Inc. they consult and accompany business owners and entrepreneurs in rural Haiti through various stages of their startup life-cycles. To date, have engaged over 200 individuals of which +60% have been women.&nbsp;</p> <p>She also recently launched a business with her husband, Patrick, &nbsp;Obounou Enterprises, LLC, that includes a fitness consulting business and condiment lines under one umbrella.</p> <p>She is an accomplished professional with over ten years of experience that includes entrepreneurship, 501(c)3 for-purpose organization management, business development, operations, product sourcing, and sales. Experienced servant leader, collaborator, and connector. Recognized for being a self-starting strategic thinker, problem-solver, and implementer who provides critical contributions through all stages of project life cycles.</p> <p>She also revealed a piece of personal and amazing news as well on the pod.</p> <p>More about Rebecca Obounou: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rrobounou/</p> <p>CHES, Inc: https://chesinternational.org/</p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jamani-stories/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/jamani-stories/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/jamani-stories/support</a>