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Jessica Crolick Discusses Decision To Become Entrepreneur In Non-Profit Sector

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  • Date Added : 5/10/2004
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Jessica Rolph

  • COO, Ithaca Fine Chocolates
  • female
  • Caucasian
  • 1975 (Age: 49 years old)
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Biography

Jessica Crolick Rolph is founding partner and COO of HappyFamily, a start-up company that produces and markets fresh-frozen, all organic baby and toddler meals. Previously she worked at Whole Foods in national purchasing for SPINS, the leading provider of information to the natural products industry. She also has worked with Lance Armstrong's business agent to develop the concept for the Lance Armstrong branded food line. Based on Newman's Own business model, all proceeds were to benefit Lance Armstrong Foundation.

Jessica Crolick Rolph received an MBA from the Johnson School at Cornell University in 2004, and was awarded a full MBA scholarship, the Park Leadership Fellowship, for leadership in socially responsible business.

As part of that fellowship, she helped launch Ithaca Fine Chocolates, a socially responsible, fair-trade-certified organic chocolate company based in Ithaca that makes and markets "Art Bars". Each chocolate bar features a card with a reproduction of work by local artists or international children's art. The students developed a business plan, including a financial accounting system and pricing model for the chocolate bars; helped source their manufacture; created a distribution plan using multiple channel; and developed a relationship with Whole Foods as a key sales partner.

In addition to holding an MBA from Cornell University, Jessica Crolick Rolph also received her BA from Cornell.

I've always been oriented towards trying to add value and I just didn't know how to do that and why I wanted to add value. It's just sort of a life mission of just my mom runs a non-profit. I just feel like it's a part of me of trying to do something me...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).

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Video 1 of 28 Jessica Crolick Discusses Social Impact That Is Possible When Businesses Chose To Think Broadly
  • Jessica Crolick Rolph - Interview - Ithaca Fine Chocolates
  • 5/10/2004
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Video 2 of 28 Jessica Crolick States Social Responsibility Is Thinking About the Entire Value Chain
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Video 3 of 28 Jessica Crolick Discusses Social Impact That Is Possible When Businesses Chose To Think Broadly
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Video 4 of 28 Jessica Crolick States Art Bar Project Has Reinforced Desire To Build Socially Responsible Company
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Video 5 of 28 Jessica Crolick Discusses Personal Background and Interest in Social Responsibility
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Video 6 of 28 Jessica Crolick Discusses Park Fellowship at Cornell's Johnson School
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Video 7 of 28 Jessica Crolick Discusses Professional Background
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Video 8 of 28 Jessica Crolick Discusses First Meeting Erika Fowler Decatur From Ithaca Fine Chocolates
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Video 9 of 28 Jessica Crolick Discusses Decision To Assist Art Bar Project
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Video 10 of 28 Jessica Crolick Discusses Relationship As A Consultant With Art Bar Project
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Video 11 of 28 Jessica Crolick Discusses Selling Points Of The Art Bar
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Video 12 of 28 Jessica Crolick States Art Bars Are Attractive Due To The Art, Quality of Chocolate and Fair Trade Aspects
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Video 13 of 28 Jessica Crolick Discusses Difference Between Grocery and Specialty Sections At Whole Foods
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Video 14 of 28 Jessica Crolick States Major Challenge Facing Art Bars is the Distribution
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Video 15 of 28 Jessica Crolick Discusses Mission of Art Bar Project
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Video 16 of 28 Jessica Crolick Discusses Integrity of Art Bar Leadership
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Video 17 of 28 Jessica Crolick Discusses Erika's Commitment To Art Bar's Mission
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Video 18 of 28 Jessica Crolick Shares Thoughts on Defining Success
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Video 19 of 28 Jessica Crolick Discusses Enthusiasm Generated By Art Bar At Trade Show
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Video 20 of 28 Jessica Crolick Discusses Challenges with Profit Margins in The Food Industry
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Video 21 of 28 Jessica Crolick Discusses Decision To Become Entrepreneur In Non-Profit Sector
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Video 22 of 28 Jessica Crolick Discusses Potential Future For Art Bars
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Video 23 of 28 Jessica Crolick States Art Bar Is A Value Based Business That Deserves To Be Profitable
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Video 24 of 28 Jessica Crolick Discusses Challenges Of Being a Student-Consultant
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Video 25 of 28 Jessica Crolick States Importance of Experiential Learning Obtained Through Art Bar Project
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Video 26 of 28 Jessica Crolick States Art Bar Has Pressured Other Chocolate Companies To Become Fair Trade and Increase Their Standards
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Video 27 of 28 Jessica Crolick Discusses Frustrations With Getting Art Bar Into Grocery Stores
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Video 28 of 28 Jessica Crolick States Art Bar's Values Are The Cornerstone of Company But Also Prevent Takin the Easiest Route
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