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@freshmealinajar
www.mealinajar.ca
www.facebook.com/MealinaJar
My only
seasoning was
hunger, and my
only spice was
anticipation.
Guided by these questions, I started exploring a business model for delivering
fresh meals to companies and campuses that lacked healthy and energizing
options. Using the business model canvas and the lean start up methodology, I
was fortunate to join a senior level Entrepreneurial incubator called the Laurier
LaunchPad (www.laurierentrepreneur.ca/launchpad) By stroke of intention or
magic, I came across a brand new product, while getting a haircut, called Meal
in a Jar. After seeing the product, I immediately requested the name of the
owner, a wonderful woman named Irene who was making the jars for some
friends and family out of her home kitchen. Awestruck by the simplicity and
functionality of the meal, I called Irene and asked to join the team.
That moment kicked off an unfolding story that still mystifies me. We were
recently featured in a national newspaper called the Globe and Mail
(www.tiny.cc/MealinaJar) which outlines the start up story in more depth than I
can share in this article.
What have I learned as a drifter turned AIESECer
turned entrepreneur?
For the first time in my life, I see today as continuation of yesterd