Jake Lavin

CEO of Happiness Project

Jake Lavin headshot

Jake Lavin is the Founder and CEO of Happiness Project, an optimistic lifestyle clothing brand focused on mental health awareness. He started the business after a classmate took his own life and is now on a mission to end the stigma behind mental illness.

Jake studied strategic communications at the University of Missouri for one year and has been a serial entrepreneur since middle school.


Business Leadership Week
Leadership Presentation
Monday, February 21, 2022
5:15 – 6:15 PM
McCoy Hall 223