Jennifer had seen and understood many of the world’s systemic issues from a young age – from poverty to the systems that keep people in constant states of struggle. For her, it’s more than simply an interest, but a life-long calling to help create and design solutions that help mankind be liberated from the unnecessary systemic struggles that keep people from their own self-realization.

Maslow describes in his hierarchy of needs, the levels one must go through to reach one’s own potential. At the base levels are the needs of home and security, followed by friendship. Having these needs in place makes it possible for people to prioritize things like ones own purpose and discover who they are capable of becoming.

FriendsMates was created to help people have safety and security around the basic home and friendship needs so that they could better focus on those higher aspirations and potential.

On her free time, she volunteers as an animal foster and gathers supplies and donations for various animal shelters, spends her time gardening and growing food, learning more about permaculture, compost, soil, etc… And leads her own community house for entrepreneurs in the Hollywood Hills.

She also spends her time understanding how to apply the philosophy of holism to the various broken parts of our communities, from recycling to animal shelters, education, employment, and more.