I had a chance to sit down with Jennifer Brown recently and ask her a series of thought provoking questions. She gave us honest and thought provoking answers in return. We catch a glimpse into her world as an entrepreneur in the diversity and inclusion space. Below are the questions I asked her;
- You began your career as an opera singer and eventually realized that you were meant to be using your voice in a different way. Can you share a bit about your professional journey and how you came to founding JBC in 2004?
- What inspires and drives you to continue moving forward?
- Let’s talk about supplier diversity and supplier certification. Those two terms are still a mystery to many people. As an out lesbian, how have you been able to leverage your status as an LGBT business owner and as a women business owner?
- What is the most rewarding part of working with corporate clients?
- As a successful business owner, I’m sure you have picked up a lot of valuable insights and tricks of the trade along the way. If you had to narrow it down, what one piece of advice would you give to business owners and entrepreneurs?
- You mentioned that you are a marketer at heart. Can you share one piece of marketing-specific advice?
- You are clearly very passionate about the work you are doing. Is there something specific that you are particularly excited about at this moment?
