Jackie Mendive: How To Successfully Ride The Emotional Highs & Lows Of Being An Entrepreneur

Be true to your core values and mission and, when possible, make it a point to give back to community.

Being a founder, entrepreneur, or a business owner can have many exciting and thrilling moments. But it is also punctuated with periods of doubt, slump, and anxiety. So how does one successfully and healthily ride the highs and lows of Entrepreneurship? In this series, called “How To Successfully Ride The Emotional Highs & Lows Of Being An Entrepreneur” we are talking to successful entrepreneurs who can share stories from their experience. I had the pleasure of interviewing Jackie Mendive.

An active mother of five, Jackie understands the challenges of feeding a household of active children with busy schedules. Empanadas offer a quick and nutritious way to provide a hearty meal or healthy snack. Jackie’s mission extends beyond keeping New York and Connecticut area families stocked with empanadas, she also works to fight hunger back in her home country of Argentina.

Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dive in, our readers would love to “get to know you” a bit better. Can you tell us a bit about your ‘backstory’ and how you got started?