We are so excited that after several months of working our tails off, our following is growing past our friends and family. Welcome to our new friends!!!

So, we wanted to take a minute to introduce our small, but mighty team! First off, let’s meet our founder.

Jessica

Jessica is a biological and foster momma. She founded her first business at age 28 (if you don’t count her lemonade stand). She’s been married for 11 years to her fellow world-traveler and custom carpenter, Alan. *Quick shout out to Alan who builds all of the larger sizes of our personal and corporate gift boxes J* The biggest blocks of Jessica’s life have to be her faith, family, passion for travel, and endurance running. You can see reflections of these parts of her in the boxes we have curated at beCAUSE minded.

She’s an entrepreneur through and through. When her events-based business slowed WAY down in 2020, she did what any serial entrepreneur would do and started her next business, beCAUSE minded, which had been percolating for many years prior.

Her primary love languages are receiving gifts and acts of service. These melted together into the concept that eventually became beCAUSE minded. Creating personal and corporate gifts that give back helped her share her love for high-quality gifting and spread acts of service across the world through the very specifically selected corporate gift suppliers she chose to work with.

Her dream for beCAUSE minded is to change the entire gift industry. She dreams of replacing any wasteful spending with eco-friendly, high-quality, and high impact gifting – all the way from individual gifts to major corporations’ branded business gifts.

Noraliz

Noraliz is our logistics coordinator. She is proud of her Puerto Rican heritage, her many tea recipes, and her adventure seeking. She’s based in San Antonio and is married to an active-duty soldier. Noraliz started with Jessica at her first business as an administrative assistant in January 2020…right before the world fell apart.

She quickly showed that she is a hard-working, team-first employee and began taking on more responsibilities. When the business slowed down, Jessica invited Noraliz to join her on the wild ride of beCAUSE minded. Nora has a background in helping start-ups navigate e-commerce and business growth. She is also passionate about working for a cause, especially anything to do with animals.

Noraliz’s logistical mind helps balance out Jessica’s dreamer vibes. We’re so grateful she stuck with us through the crazy pandemic days.

Jacquelyn

Jacquelyn is our social media manager. She takes our ideas and makes them beautiful. Whether it’s a blog header, a social media graphic, or a custom insert for a new box, Jacquelyn’s keen eye for graphic design is probably the first thing most new followers see.

Jacquelyn is also based in San Antonio and is currently planning a wedding for this fall. She has a dog, Rambo, who often makes (welcomed) appearances on our team calls. She’s a crossfitter and a firm believer that taking care of your physical body helps your mental health as well.

She chose to jump on board with beCAUSE minded for two main reasons – she loved the idea of making the world a better place and she wanted to build a business’ social network from scratch. We love Jacquelyn’s passion delivering high-quality content and connecting with our social audiences in an authentic, personal way.

So – that’s it. These are the three women behind beCAUSE minded. While we all have our specific titles, we all also pack the boxes, model at photo shoots, and cover all of the other miscellaneous things that we have to do to keep the doors open. It’s a busy life, but 100% worthwhile. Thank you for supporting our dream of changing the world – one gift at a time.