Djenaba Johnson-Jones is the founder and CEO of Hudson Kitchen, a food
business incubator that enables entrepreneurs to start, sustain, and scale
profitable food businesses.

After working in business development at some of the biggest media brands
for 15 years, Djenaba was clear about one thing when she was laid off in 2014:
This was an opportunity for a new beginning.

The creation of Hudson Kitchen came out of Djenaba’s own experience of
facing countless obstacles when planning to launch her own food business.
Upon doing more research and realizing this pain point also presented an
opportunity, she shifted to the Hudson Kitchen concept.

Hudson Kitchen provides members with 8,000 square feet of commercial
kitchen and storage space, mentorship and coaching, networking events, and
educational programming.