Hettle Pastakia-Patel

Hettle Pastakia-Patel is an entrepreneur that has been involved in many family ventures over the years, including hotels, retail stores, commercial real estate, and JuiceTank, NJ’s largest incubator and co-working space. She and her husband have raised significant capital in syndicated partnerships. The sources of capital have included self-funding, friends and family, angel investors, and private equity funding. For her initial entrepreneurial venture, she self-funded a dance and wellness center called rh factor Studios which integrated rhythm and health into a modern form of dance therapy. At JuiceTank, she works with entrepreneurs and startup companies to connect them to investors, advisors, and co-founders. For their next venture, which is in the media / edu-tech space, Hettle and her husband are actively connecting with potential investors and strategic partners to raise capital.

Currently, Hettle serves as the Director of Women’s Initiatives at JuiceTank and is the founder of NJ Women’s Network, a dynamic group of approximately 450 successful and aspiring women entrepreneurs, professionals, and executives coming together to foster business relationships, strategic partnerships, and mentorship.

Hettle has a degree in Pharmacy from Rutgers University. She is the proud mother of two children, a son in college and a daughter in high school.