“Theres been an interesting shift in the last few months.
Generally, minority founders are given less benefit of the doubt,” Johnson shared in an email interview.
“We dont have the luxury to fail like our white counterparts.
Happied
It was a magical moment.
A New Shift, But Will It Last?
She grew up in a primarily Black and Latino neighborhood with a mix of lower and middle class households.
Happied
But with her hometown roots on the West Coast, its no surprise that she eventually ventured into technology.
“I knew that I wanted to build solutions that were driven by technology.”
“The dynamic is actually really fun,” she said.
“We love what we do.
Everyone works really hard, but we dont take ourselves too seriously.
The Happied platform offers immersive team-building experiences with custom experience kits shipped to all attendees.
The company currently offers virtual mixology, charcuterie board making, bubble tea making, and wine tasting experiences.
“We solve the problem of keeping teams and groups engaged remotely.
“We use technology to create team building experiences people loveno matter where they are.”
Happied had been bootstrapped and supported only by internal funding up until that point.
“It was a magical moment.
She expects Happied to grow and thrive far past the challenges it has been met with this year.
