Oct 29, 2022
Your host, Aya Shlachter, talks with Jenika Gonzales, a Visual & Graphic Designer at Mitchell's Ice Cream and a Freelance Designer (Jenika May LLC)
In this second episode honoring the October Filipino Heritage Month, Aya gets into a hearty conversation with a fellow creative Filipina-Clevelander, Jenika Gonzales. Jenika talks about her upbringing in the Philippines, what it was like to spend eight years apart from her mother, her family’s immigration journey, and how these experiences ultimately affected her outlook in life today. As a creative at heart and in practice, Jenika emphasizes the value of interpersonal connections and that there’s always an opportunity that arises from developing trust and healthy relationships with people.
This episode dives into Jenika’s creative journey, design process, thoughts on human relationships, and even her enthusiasm for food, so be sure to catch this episode and be part of the conversation!
About the Guest:
Jenika Gonzales is a Visual & Graphic Designer at Mitchell's Ice Cream and a Freelance Designer (Jenika May LLC). In her past work, Jenika helped design the packaging of Market Garden Brewery's cans, Created and promoted Global Cleveland's 10-year anniversary rebrand as it's first Marketing Director, worked on Dimit Architects logo rebrand, and have collaborated with many small businesses in Cleveland and beyond.
Active in the community, Gonzales was a member of the inaugural Global Rising Leadership Program that Global Cleveland created in 2020 and contributes to the grassroots organization of OPAWL (Ohio Progressive Asian Women Leadership). Jenika was featured in Cleveland Magazine’s Most Interesting People 2022 And Crain’s Cleveland Notable Immigrant in 2022. In her spare time, she enjoys exploring new culinary adventures along with cooking Filipino food favorites to share!
Where to find Jenika:
Features:
Jenika featured in Spectrum News
Jenika Featured in Cleveland Magazine
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