Introducing reSET's Newest Board Members: Ali, Jenn, and Peter!
Ali Lazowski
Ali Lazowski is the founder and CEO of Bare Life, a crave-worthy and allergen friendly food startup, inspired by her journey with chronic illness, which launched in the fall of 2018 with the help of reSET’s Impact Accelerator program. Ali attended culinary school in Italy before starting college at Johns Hopkins University. Ali has always been passionate about food, but it was her simultaneous battles with cancer and Lyme disease that inspired Ali to truly explore her love of food and launch a business. She began by creating Bare Life's coconut hot cocoa mix - organic, Kosher, vegan, gluten free, Paleo, and produced locally - and by writing Bare Life’s hot cocoa-centric recipes. Her hot cocoa now graces the shelves of whole foods in New England, Shoprite in Canton, CT, Amazon, and dozens of other small businesses across the country. She was also recently named one of the Hartford Business Journal’s and Connecticut Magazine’s Top 40 under 40.
Jenn T. Grace
Jenn T. Grace, M.S., Founder & CEO of Publish Your Purpose Press, is a nationally recognized business strategist, speaker, and award-winning author. Guided by the mantra, “Change happens in business,” Jenn believes social change happens first in the workplace before spilling over into mainstream society. She has been featured in Forbes, The Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and CNBC. Jenn passionately believes the more raw and real we can be—the deeper the connections we can experience. This drives her fierce commitment to bring voice to the invisible stories that free people from their isolation. She is committed to giving underrepresented voices power and a stage to share their stories, speak their truth, and impact their communities. She is the Founder of Publish Your Purpose Press, a publishing company that includes the PYP Academy, with programs that teach aspiring authors how to publish their books. In addition to publishing 60+ books that share the stories of others, Jenn has written six, including her memoir, House on Fire (September 2020). A marathon runner, animal lover, and novice birder. She lives in Connecticut with her family.
Peter Lee
Peter is currently a Director of Strategy & Market Analytics at Pratt & Whitney, a Raytheon Technologies Company (formerly United Technologies Corp). Over the past 25 years, he's worked in a variety of roles in the companies of Raytheon Technologies (Sikorsky Aircraft, Hamilton Sundstrand) ranging from product development, business development, sales & marketing, and corporate strategy. He brings a wealth of experience advising organizations on investment, business model, financial planning, partnerships, and M&A decisions. Previously, he served on the board of Unified Theater (now a part of Kit, Kids Included Together), an organization committed to making schools and communities more inclusive of kids of all abilities. In addition, he supports the local church in the Finance committee and other non-profit organizations as the need arises. He lives in Simsbury with his wife, two restless teenagers, and a dog.
