SFDBA Entrepreneur Mentorship Spotlight: Rome Jones
This past March, the San Francisco Disability Business Alliance (SFDBA) launched at one of the last major events in San Francisco before the Shelter in Place. At the SFDBA launch event, over 100 Bay Area community members gathered to advance the mission of the first organization of its kind to focus on businesses owned by individuals with disabilities. The SFDBA has galvanized individuals from diverse backgrounds including entrepreneurs with disabilities, advocates, students and educators. One of these individuals is Rome Jones. Rome is enthused about the mission of the SFDBA, readily identifies with his disability, and is very active in his chosen profession of real estate and in the local community at the public policy level.
Rome was born and raised in San Francisco in the Bay View Hunter’s Point district. Having grown up in this neighborhood in San Francisco coupled with his disability, Rome has faced many challenges that he has overcome with his positivity and sheer determination. Rome has been a tireless advocate for individuals with disabilities and involved locally with District 10 as an activist for positive change in his community. Rome's passion was evident when SFDBA spoke to him and heard about his dreams of getting into property investment. Rome currently is a real estate agent with Stranberg Realty and co-founder of Pinpoint Building Group.
Through the SFDBA network, Rome was connected with volunteer advisor Noah Snyder, a seasoned property investor in the Bay Area. Noah has spent a considerable amount of time mentoring Rome on the “how to” of getting into property investment and breaking things down into a process. Jones said “Noah has really given me a clearer picture of where to start. Noah has been a strong listening ear and always provides information for me to learn more.“ Noah is planning on giving Rome a socially distanced tour of some of the properties that his company has invested in. Rome on the other hand said that the Pinpoint Building Group is starting to gain more momentum and they are searching for investors and their first piece of property.
SFDBA network of disability-owned businesses supports entrepreneurs like Rome to fulfill their dreams. To learn more about the SFDBA and become a member, click here: www.sfdba.org or email: info@sfdba.org To learn more about Rome and the work he is doing email: romemjones@gmail.com
