i’m alexandra jojo
welcome to my website and to my world. my intent for this website is to not only offer you a glimpse of me – professionally - but a glimpse of me personally.
i would describe myself as authentic, artistic, curious, consistent, and creative and this website is just one way i want to share and express myself with you.
i am an entrepreneur – from way back, starting as a young child and never looking back – and never wanting to. it might have started with a learning opportunity our kindergarten teacher offered at one of our class’ celebration parties. we were awarded play money and could ‘buy’ prizes with it! now that was a concept i wanted to know more about and i quickly decided this activity should be extended indefinitely, with me and my ideas at the forefront. i had a plan to enhance it and wanted to share that with the class. the teacher was on-board, and i was hooked!
continuing the entrepreneur spirit that was quickly enveloping my life, not too many years later, i recruited a few friends, and decided to start a business in their neighborhood shoveling snow in the winter. and i even ‘employed’ my mom (thanks mom!) to sell candles and cookies for me during school fundraisers. before i could even get a job, i resold candy my mother purchased so i could make a profit to serve as gas money for my athletic passions (soccer if you’re wondering). being resourceful felt so natural!
through these endeavors, i learned business math, percentages, how to manage people and money, how businesses should operate, and how to give and take to obtain my objective. it was these early life lessons and experiences that became ingrained in me and ultimately led me into my professional life and love for being a businesswoman. more about that later…
as a child growing up, i excelled in school and sports. on the other hand, i saw people around me embracing art. i honestly did not believe i was artistic or musically inclined. i accepted that i was ‘bad at art’ and therefore couldn’t do it at all. but after graduating from high school and entering the university of missouri, the desire for self-expression and artistic expression hit me like a wave. after reflection, two very influential artists brought clarity and direction in both – Andy Warhol and Steve Jobs.
first, i ran across a couple of quotes of Warhol’s which say, ‘business art is the step that comes after art’ and “making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.” so, i began as a commercial artist - and wanted to end as a business artist. for the first time in my life, i felt capable of producing art and expressing myself in a way that i previously saw as unfathomable. a compounding effect came from a Steve Jobs’ Secret to Life dvd i received from my parent’s one christmas. in it, Jobs states how he believes you should embrace, change, improve, mold, and put your mark upon life. this opened my mind and still resonates with me today. it revealed to me the possibility that i have what it takes to create and impact the world around me by producing solutions to problems that others face, while in turn, making people’s lives just a little better.
a year and half later, i started global hiker, later rebranded as kolu, followed closely behind by my current endeavor, zokoo. i have freedom, flexibility, creativity, vision, experience, independence, awareness, and resilience to express myself and turn an intangible idea into a tangible product. so, now you know some of the influences and experiences that led me to be an entrepreneur. but…
if this is already resonating with you and want to know what i can offer. you can find out on my opportunities page. now... i am looking forward to getting to know you.
do i have any time left over in the day for more? i do my best! japanese culture and language keep me engaged. the resonation i have with japan influences the anime i am currently producing called REVERSE. okay - just a hint of – the lead character, Olivia, stumbles upon a newfound ability and has to deal with the psychological ramifications of metaphysics, sexually, mindfulness, and what it means to be human - the ability is to rewind time by 3 seconds . . . yeah, it’s going to be good! for more on the plot click on the film tab.
i didn’t want to leave out the mention of my love for technology (especially electric vehicles and mobile apps), crypto currency and psychology. doing what i love is easier said than done sometimes, so i try to wake up each morning intentionally wanting to keep moving forward and just being me. although that could easily get in the way of the struggles and hardships each day can bring, in the end, it is my goal for each passing day. gratefully i can say - it is often achieved.
to sum up myself 4 words i’d use grungy, feminine, fierce and minimalist. i think that covers it. to emphasize, i have chosen to proceed in life by making an intentional effort to go against the grain, and to follow my heart and soul, not what society deems the ‘the right way,’ it is how i express myself. i am comfortable in my skin and do not wish for any one characteristic to define who i am.
i’m uniquely me!
additionally, when i describe myself as fierce, it is in the most positive sense of the word. i am passionate and want people who meet me to recognize me as relatable, reliable, and consistent. i strive to earn that representation from everyone, but if i don’t that is okay too. minimalism is a way of life for me – less cluttered in all i do, contented and peaceful with what i have and the decisions i make, my values are within reason and have purpose, and i like to keep my daily pace intentional and meaningful. entrepreneurship, travel, film, and fitness might seem to be four unrelated areas of a person’s life but they each play quite an important role in mine. they connect and interconnect because they allow me to express myself in an artistically creative way. travel and fitness keep me fully engaged in everything i do and conscious of my world and how i am choosing to live. and film is my artistic passion that allows for limitless potential, which brings me right back to being an entrepreneur.
entrepreneurship showcases the creative aspect of business, it has progressed and developed with me while helping mold me into the woman i am today.
that is just a part of me - i am so much more. i come alive when i travel and have enthusiastically journeyed to more than 36 countries and counting!
whether in colorado or roaming the world, my interests of yoga (hot of course), mindfulness, film, fitness and music continue to follow me and envelope any downtime i might have. and i completely adore my goofy stoic japanese akita Hanzo – like who wouldn’t though? on top of all that, my competitive nature is wholeheartedly brought out by even the mention of video games, business, and sports!