484: Kat Cole, Group President of FOCUS Brands

So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

Farnoosh Torabi

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.7 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2016

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Kat Cole first caught my eye when she appeared on the TODAY Show not so long ago. She's the President of Cinnabon. At 19 years old Kat got her first job in the food industry as a hostess and waitress at Hooter's. Soon she was being sent all over the world to help the franchise open new eateries and quickly rose to a Vice President role at age 26, making her one of the youngest executives in chain restaurants. At Cinnabon, she has been President for the last 4 years, accountable for leading, evolving and building the brand and her team. After leading the company to billion dollar status, Kat was promoted to the role of Group President at FOCUS Brands Inc., the parent company to Cinnabon Inc. Kat is also a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum. Her story has been featured in major publications and news outlets including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes and now proud to say - So Money. In the interview we discuss what responsibility do employers have to support their workers with families via paid family leave and flexible work arrangements? And as a woman, does Kat feel she's somehow broken through a "glass ceiling"? Plus my favorite topics - asking for a raise... how to right-size your earnings expectations. To learn more visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

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0:00.0	So Money episode 484, Cat Cole, group president of Focus Brands and president of Synibond. You're listening to So Money, with award-winning Money Guru Farnu Fu Kaurabi.
0:13.0	Each day get a 30 minute dose of financial inspiration
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1:29.2	Welcome back to So Money everyone. I'm your host Varnoosh Ter Terabi. Thanks for joining me. We have a very accomplished
1:36.1	guest on the show today. She actually first caught my eye when she appeared on the today's show
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