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 LinkedIn URL?
www.linkedin.com/in/monica-isabel-restrepo
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, which is why I chose my respiratory therapist career. Now, my husband and I are pursuing our passion to help people further via our company INVIZA™. INVIZA creates self-powered health & fitness wearable trackers (powered by body movement, heat, or ambient light—no batteries needed), concealed within fashionable clothing, shoes, and accessories. These work alongside our 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 that they are impressed with 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 by Paulo Coelho
What is your secret weapon? An app, a tool, an organization method, anything?!
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). INVIZA was selected by Kathy Ireland and vetted by the kiWW team, becoming one of the first companies to join this initiative. This partnership brings brand credibility at an early stage, and Kathy Ireland now serves as Chief Global Brand Strategist on INVIZA’s management team.
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 and 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!