February 24, 2021
BBW MEMBER INTERVIEW: Monica Restrepo, Chief Wellness Officer and Respiratory Therapist, INVIZA™ LLC
What is your name?
Monica Restrepo
What is your occupation?
Chief Wellness Officer and Respiratory Therapist
What is your business name?
How long have you been a Boston Business Women’s Member?
Less than a year
What is your instagram handle?
What is your linked in URL?
Were you born and raised in Boston? If not, what brought you here?
No, I was born and raised in Medellin, Colombia. Over the years my family members moved to Everett, MA. I moved to Everett in 2007 to live near family and pursue my respiratory therapist career.
Tell us more about your job or company and what led you to your career?
I love to help people, that is why I chose my RT career. Now, my husband and I are pursuing our passion to help people further via our company INVIZA™. INVIZA are makers of self-powered (energy/power generated from body movement and/or heat, and/or ambient light; NO batteries are used either) health & fitness Inviza™WEAR wearable trackers concealed within fashionable clothing, shoes and accessory products with artificial intelligence based Inviza™CARE smart app with Predictive Wellness™ monitoring and fitness analytics!
What would your clients say about you and your company?
They would say that I am a very happy person and ``wow`` about my company.
What is the best advice you’ve ever received?
Do what you love and that makes all the difference.
What is currently your favorite book?
The Alchemist - a novel by Paulo Coelho
What is your secret weapon? An app, a tool, a organization method, anything?! (Can be a personal or professional life tool)
Just being me and I try to be happy all the time.
What is your most recent WIN? How are you slaying it in your career or business?
My most recent win is INVIZA's partnership with kathy ireland® Worldwide's (kiWW) Small Business Network (kiSBN). Kathy Ireland started kiWW in 1993, it is now a $2.5B global company and is ranked as the 25th leading brand in the world. Kathy and the kiWW team started kiSBN in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. INVIZA was first selected by the Kathy and then vetted by the kiWW team. Our Company was the third of fourth company (now about seven total) to become part of this new altruistic endeavor. Kathy is giving back to the world; she is genuinely a very nice person. We met her online with her team after we signed the 3-year contract in June 2020 for a toasting ceremony. That was truly a great day and the partnership provides brand credibility to INVIZA at such an early stage of the company. We are very excited to be a kiSBN partner and have Kathy Ireland on the INVIZA management team as Chief Global Brand Strategist.
What advice would you give to your younger self?
Be more confident in yourself.
How do you enjoy your free time?
I am a fitness fanatic, I work out a lot.
What is something that not many people know about you?
I do not like to cook, so I love that my husband does!
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