357: How Brittany Built A Successful Hot Sauce Business Despite The Odds

The Clever Girls Know Podcast

Bola Sokunbi

Education, Business, Entrepreneurship, Self-improvement, How To

4.8 • 898 Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of the Clever Girls Know Podcast, Brittany Futrell shares how she's built a successful hot sauce business despite the odds.

Brittany is the owner of Angel Wing Sauce. She is the first black woman to own a hot sauce business in North Carolina. She created her gourmet hot sauce recipe in 2006 and started selling it in 2015. She is excited to share some details about her entrepreneurial journey!

WHAT BRITTANY DISCUSSED:

The inspiration behind starting Angel Wing Sauce and the story behind the name.
Challenges faced as a new entrepreneur starting from scratch.
Strategies for avoiding high commercial kitchen costs and how she achieved it.
The significance of being the first Black woman to own a hot sauce business in North Carolina and how it shaped her journey.
The process of developing her recipes and what sets Angel Wing Sauce apart in the market.
Key steps taken to bring her business from concept to reality.
How she funded her business in the early stages and advice for others starting with limited resources.
Managing challenges like scaling production and building brand awareness as a small business owner.
Advice for other women, particularly women of color, looking to break into the food industry.

AND SO MUCH MORE

HOW TO KEEP UP WITH BRITTANY:

Via her website: https://angelwingsauce.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/angelwingsauce
Twitter: https://twitter.com/angelwingsauce
Facebook: https://facebook.com/angelwingsauce

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1:13.4	Okay, so let's get into today's episode. Hi, Brittany. Hey, how you doing? I'm doing good. How are you? I'm great. Great, happy to be
1:22.8	talking to you today. Yes, welcome to the Clever Girls Nob podcast. We're going to be talking about how you
1:28.4	overcame challenges and costs in the food industry to build a successful Angel Wing Sauce business.
1:36.5	Amazing. And so before we dive in, please tell everyone who you are and what you do. Yes, well, I'm the
1:43.9	owner and creator of Angel Wing Sauce.
1:46.4	It's a gourmet hatwing sauce retailer out of Raleigh, North Carolina.
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