Pinky Cole on Helping Others Win

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

theSkimm

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Pinky Cole came up with her business, Slutty Vegan, in her apartment in Atlanta. She started by taking orders through Instagram DMs and eventually expanded to multiple locations outside of ATL. Now, her company’s worth $100 million. But she says: she wouldn’t have gotten there without hitting rock bottom first. Today, how Pinky found her success, and why she wants to help people in the Black community find theirs too. In this episode, Pinky shares: Her favorite recipe from her new book, Eat Plants B*tch How a grease fire that destroyed her restaurant was actually a blessing Her philosophy on success – and why it’s not about being the only one winning Why giving up entrepreneurship and returning to a 9-5 job was the hardest thing she’s done in her career

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Slack,
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0:05.1	tools and ideas together in one digital space.
0:08.1	We'll explain more in a bit,
0:09.4	but first, let's get into the episode.
0:12.0	I made walking testimony that you can literally hit rock bottom,
0:16.5	and then you can climb to the top of the mountain.
0:18.8	Like, I've done both.
0:19.7	I know what it feels like to eat from the paper plate,
0:22.2	and I know what it feels like to eat from the glass plate.
0:24.8	And both of those teach you something very significant.
0:28.8	I'm Carly Zaken, and I'm Danielle Weisberg.
0:31.8	Welcome to 9-5-ish with the skin.
0:34.6	We've run into so many questions over the years,
0:37.6	and had so many moments where we needed advice,
0:40.8	and we got it from women who'd been there.
0:44.3	And that's what we're bringing you with this show.
0:46.4	Each week we're helping you get what you want out of your career
0:49.6	by talking to the smartest leaders we know.
0:51.9	Because we know your work life is a lot more than 9-5.
0:56.6	All right, let's get into it.
1:00.8	Hi, everyone.
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