How Slutty Vegan Founder Nearly Lost Her Business - Social Proof #513

Social Proof Podcast

Social Proof Network

Entrepreneurship, Business

5 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Entrepreneurship is often romanticized in popular culture, with images of successful business leaders effortlessly navigating their way to the top. However, the reality of entrepreneurship is far more complex and fraught with challenges. This complexity is vividly illustrated in this episode of the Social Proof Podcast, where Pinky Cole recounts her journey of building Slutty Vegan. Through her narrative, it becomes evident that true entrepreneurship is not just about achieving success but also about facing and overcoming significant hurdles along the way.

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0:00.0	Welcome to another edition of Social Proop Podcast.
0:03.2	We find dope people that's doing dope stuff, man.
0:05.7	And our next guest is no stranger to any of you all, man.
0:10.5	And probably the most transparent entrepreneur that I know.
0:16.1	And I pride myself in being transparent, the ups, downs, good, bads, just because you won, don't
0:21.9	mean you won forever. And just because you're down, it doesn't mean you're going to be down
0:25.9	forever, right? So I try to do my very best to share my wins, losses, all that. But this young
0:31.5	lady has taken it to a whole other level. Pinky Cole, what's happening? Hello, I feel like I work
0:36.2	here. Come on.
0:41.1	You are no stranger to the social proof podcast.
0:45.1	And you are an incredible inspiration.
0:49.1	And we've been able to see what's been going on in the news with your company.
0:50.3	So I want to jump right into it.
0:55.0	But before I get to that, I don't know why this was my first question today, but I was thinking about it when I came in, you cry, right? A lot? Like how often? All the time. Really?
1:04.4	I do. You can't tell? About what? You know what? Ever since I had kids, I'd just be emotional.
1:11.9	For real. Yeah. Since I've had children, I've gotten really emotional. I feel like I've tapped into the nurturing spirit. I used to be very hard and like militant.
1:21.6	You weren't a crier. No. That's why this was my first question. Yeah. I don't cry. Yeah. I cry now.
1:28.3	And I think it's because I have like unlocked a different energy where I'm more of an empath than I've ever been.
1:36.7	So I've always been an empath.
1:38.3	Right.
1:38.4	I feel energy strong.
1:39.9	Like I can walk in a room and feel if they feel in me, if they're not feeling me, I feel that.
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