Jodi Usina

I'm the Regional Sales Manager for Optimum Water Solutions, the largest privately held point-of-use water cooler company in the United States. I got started when the CEO, Barry Snyder, who worked with me at a former organization, inquired about me joining the team when he went to start Optimum and helping him grow the business. We've gone from a small startup in 2014 to being an international company. When the business was founded, I didn't really have a concrete plan because I didn't know what the owner was going to do long-term, but it’s been a blessing. Both his children are working for the business now, and they're both around my age, so I'm confident that I won't ever have to leave the organization to find anything new to do. Optimum is special because we operate like a family, so I plan on being here and riding it out until I retire one day. What I do on a daily basis impacts future generations with all of our sustainability initiatives and making sure people have clean drinking water, which will actually make the world a better place.