Monica Martinez Milan | 2024 Latina of Influence
Hispanic Lifestyle is pleased to honor Entrepreneur, owner of Stumpy’s Hatchet House of Green Brook, Elmsgate, LLC Monica Martinez Milan as a Latina of Influence. Ms. Martinez Milan will be recognized for her leadership in our community during Hispanic Lifestyle’s Connecting Latinas of Influence | New Jersey to be held on September 26, 2024.
Monica is an Entrepreneur, owning several businesses with her husband, Stumpy’s Hatchet House of Green Brook, Elmsgate, LLC and Tyrol Group LLC (both real estate development companies). Her experience in owning several businesses, and working in corporate sector has given her valuable insight into strategic planning, innovation, operations, as well as, and understanding the specific needs of small Latinx business owners.
Monica has achieved considerable success over the last two decades -but it didn’t come easy. Born in Newark, NJ and a 1st generation child of immigrants, she can relate to the challenges that many business owners face today. After a couple decades in the corporate world, and a survivor of an almost crippling disease, she decided to leave corporate America, and opened Stumpy’s Hatchet House in Green Brook with her husband (and 2 young children). She was also told by many, numerous times that she wouldn’t be successful in life, and she is living proof that you can succeed at anything you set your mind to! They own the rights to 2 additional franchise locations.
Recognition and achievements:
In 2019, Monica became a member of the Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of NJ, #familia, where her contributions were quickly acknowledged with the honor of an appointment on the Board of Directors for the Chamber. She has also been appointed as a Board Leader of Corporate and Social Responsibility for Latina Surge National.
At the State level, in 2020 Monica and her husband Mark were recognized by Governor Murphy for their outstanding work in exemplifying the spirit of small businesses. At the county level, in 2020 the Somerset County Business Partnership and Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders appointed Monica as a task force member to support the Economic Business and Recovery Task Force for Somerset County, and she has also participates in the Minority Business Leaders Roundtable for Somerset County, NJ, where she helps to foster relationships in our community and connect fellow business owners with the resources they need to succeed.
In 2021 the Somerset County Business Partnership recognized Monica as the Remarkable Women Award recipient, and in 2024 has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors.
As a leader in the community, Monica’s story has been highlighted in a book, “Uncolonized Latinas- Transforming our Mindset and Rising Together”, by Valeria Aloe. This book takes you on a journey where along the way we meet immigrant Latinas and daughters of immigrants who through trials and tribulations have uncolonized their limiting mindsets.
In 2022 Monica received recognition from The Boy Scouts of America Metro Life Good Scout award for her leadership and service to the youth and families in underserved communities. She also received the Ally of the Year award by the NJPCC (NJ Pride Chamber of Commerce, NJ) as well as Entrepreneur Business Award of Excellence with Odyssey IP for her outstanding contributions to the business community.
Mrs. Martinez-Milan has been featured in magazines, PBS Thirteen series, Que Pasa NJ, and recognized as 2023 ROI NJ-Top Influencers: Women in Business 2023, as well as, being recognized by ROI NJ- Top Influencers, People of Color list and recently in 2024 she was named to the Top 50 of the ROI-NJ Influencers: Women in Business and ROI-NJ Top 30 People of Color.
In 2024 Monica was recognized by Tri-County Scholarship Fund as an honoree for the Women of Achievement Award. Tri-County Scholarship Fund provides thousands of scholarships for many of New Jersey’s most financially disadvantaged children, enabling them to attend accredited private and parochial schools.
Maintaining a healthy and positive mindset and paying it forward is Monica’s daily practice, and the key to her success!
