News You Can Use: Her mission is to change the restaurant industry for women of color.
Strawberry Letter
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4.5 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 1 November 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Brittany Tolliferreo.
A serial entrepreneur on a mission to change the restaurant industry for women of color. She is one of the few to successfully open and operate a franchise without bank funding, using her own resources.
🔑 Key Themes & Highlights
Breaking into the Restaurant Industry
- Tolliferreo transitioned from working as a bank teller to launching her own restaurant.
- She was inspired by the chicken sandwich craze between Chick-fil-A and Popeyes, leading her to create her own signature chicken sandwich.
Launching Chick-A-Boom & Expanding to Crisppi’s
- She started Chick-A-Boom in Philadelphia, serving low-income and middle-income communities.
- The success of Chick-A-Boom led to the launch of Crisppi’s Chicken in Miami, a premium fast-food brand.
Overcoming Challenges Without Bank Loans
- Tolliferreo self-funded her business with $12,000, reinvesting profits to grow her brand.
- She built a strong team, recognizing that delegation and expertise were key to scaling her business.
Celebrity Support & Brand Growth
- NFL Hall of Famer Randy Moss became a supporter of Crisppi’s, helping boost its visibility.
- The brand has attracted franchise inquiries just months after opening in Miami.
📘 About Brittany Tolliferreo
Brittany Tolliferreo is a trailblazing entrepreneur, redefining fast-food franchising for women of color. She is the Founder of Crisppi’s Chicken, known for its hand-breaded chicken sandwiches and bold flavors.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
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| 0:22.3 | Let's get this show started. |
| 0:24.0 | My guest is a native of Pennsylvania who is a serial entrepreneur that is on a mission |
| 0:28.9 | to change the restaurant industry for women of color. |
| 0:32.2 | She is one of just a few to open and operate a successful franchise doing this despite not receiving funding from |
| 0:39.2 | banks and using her own resources. Please welcome the Money Making Conversation Masterclass, |
| 0:44.7 | Brittany Tulliforio. Did I say that correct, Brittany? Talaferio, yep. Talaferio. |
| 0:51.1 | Brittany Talaferio, thank you very much. Again, I appreciate you taking the time to come on the show, Brittany. |
| 0:56.6 | When we talk about serial entrepreneur, what exactly are you saying when you say serial entrepreneur? |
| 1:05.3 | Someone that just is consistently just working hard and always reinventing myself and consistently just focusing on business, leveraging my experiences, and just really focusing on, you know, my business and scaling my business and my operations. |
| 1:26.7 | Now, let me ask you this because because the typical person, 40-hour a week, go to college, |
| 1:32.5 | that's the plan. |
| 1:34.2 | How did you become an entrepreneur? |
| 1:36.2 | What pushed you in the direction of not pursuing a career as a 40-hour-a-week person, but as an entrepreneur? |
| 1:43.8 | Really just, you know, being tired of what you just talked about, um, doing the 40 hours |
| 1:49.1 | a week. |
| 1:49.5 | I'm a previous bank teller. |
| 1:51.3 | And, you know, it just really wasn't for me. |
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