Food, Beverage, And Hospitality Entrepreneurs Episodes
How This Restaurant Owner Built a Brunch Empire
I sat down with Damien Moore, the co-founder of Dame's Chicken and Waffles, a staple restaurant founded in Durham, NC. With 4 locations across North Carolina, this Southern comfort food and brunch staple is showing no signs o...
Meet the Entrepreneur Building a $1 Billion Non-Alcoholic Beverage Co…
Sara Stender Delaney is the founder of Sarilla, a non-alcoholic beverage company based in Asheville, North Carolina. We talked about her journey to sobriety, leading a company as a mother, why she decided to start selling her...
James Beard Award Nominee on Making A Cool Culinary Experience
Shannon Healy is the founder and owner of Alley Twenty Six, a staple cocktail bar in downtown Durham. This James Beard Award nominee and restaurant owner shared his journey to creating and sustaining this bar from day 1 to no...
The Restaurant Owner Building a Legacy of Inclusion Through Running a…
In this episode, I speak with serial entrepreneur Angela Salamanca about her journey of starting businesses as an immigrant. Learn how Angela turned her labor of love into a legacy of inclusion with ventures like Gallo Pelon,...
Confections, community, and cotton candy | An infectious brand loyalt…
Confections, community, and a little bit of fairy dust make up the incredible sugary profiles made sensational by Wonderpuff. Jackie Marin and her husband discovered their interested in creating custom confections for events,...
This Business Owner is Creating Healthy Products From the (Ginger) Ro…
Being in a family of entrepreneurs can be a great way to learn how to successfully start your own business. However, it may take a few tries to build the right one. Charles Freeman is the founder of Black Cap Ginger, and brou...
Make a Positive Social Impact with your Business | Brewing Up Good Tr…
Why would a brewery care about eliminating local bus fares, decreasing gun violence, or any social issues? When you build businesses to create positive social in your community change like David Meeker, you're bound to get in...
Farm to Table or Nose to Tail? Bringing Innovation to Meat Farming
Jennifer and Tina have come a long way from their “sausage wagon” days, but their goal has remained the same: supporting local farmers in getting their meat on your kitchen table. Jennifer Curtis, the co-founder of Firsthand ...
Meet the Trio Growing a Just Food System by Paying Black Farmers
Black farmers are losing land at an alarming rate in the United States. Hearing the struggles of Black farmers in North Carolina during the pandemic prompted the founders of Tall Grass Food Box to ask themselves, “ What is ou...
Where Can You Find Local Healthy Food? Where Soul Music Meets Soul Fo…
How can you learn if you're hungry?" Margo Newkirk, one half of the dynamic duo that is Blend of Soul, asked this during our conversation. Margo Newkirk and Kiera Gardner set out to make healthy smoothies accessible to unders...
There's Always Something New Brewing. Diversity and Inclusion in the …
So grateful to have Ralph Marion, the creator of Beered Black Man, share his story about how he got into brewing beer. He takes us behind the scenes of the beer industry and talks about what he's excited for next as he contin...
Balancing Love and Business: Running a Business with Your Spouse | Ke…
Order the infamous chicken and waffle cheesecake from Kenneth and Tamara Williams of Royal Cheesecake and Varieties homemade here in Raleigh: https://www.rcvcakes.com/ ►AFFILIATE LINKS Get 10% OFF your Blackology Coffee Compa...
What do Food Trucks, Fine Dining, and Food Access Have in Common? | A…
I was joined by Ariel Smith of The Food Truck Scholar all the way in West Lafayette, Indiana. Visit her online to learn more about the food truck industry and possibly discover your new favorite food truck: https://thefoodtru...