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🗓️ 21 June 2021
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Aisha “Pinky” Cole, The #1 Black Vegan Entrepreneur in the country joins us this week for a historic episode! Originally from East Baltimore, she has been no stranger to setbacks and having to find a way though ingenuity and creativity. Best known for her “Bangin’ Plant Based” Slutty Vegan Atlanta Restaurant, she has one of the MOST profitable and influential restaurants in the Southeast United States. We sit down to discuss :
⁃ Her early days of learning what it meant to have hustle, grit, the entrepreneurial spirit, and independence.
⁃ The journey of going from being a producer for hit television shows to opening her first restaurant and food truck.
⁃ How the concept of “Slutty Vegan” came to be although she has no culinary experience.
⁃ Why the experience you provide and the story you tell in your business is the “secret sauce” to your success.
⁃ How she was able to bring in $4 Million Dollars in revenue in her first year.
⁃ Her top tips to anyone looking to start a profitable and protected restaurant.
And so much more!
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0:00.0 | slutty vegan is an anomaly because it's not just about food. It's about the experience, |
0:05.3 | it's about the community work that we do. It's about how we give back to the community. It's |
0:09.1 | about the nonprofit organization. It's about how we are a good representation of Black excellence, |
0:14.6 | how we are breaking down all barriers and we're redefining all narratives. People think Black |
0:19.3 | on businesses aren't organized. They're not clean. Oh, my restaurant is always clean, right? We |
0:24.2 | make sure my books are always tight and clean, right? Like, so we're showing you that like, no, |
0:28.8 | this is not just a Black on business. This is a business that's successful, |
0:32.3 | that's thriving, that's continuing to grow and bringing the community with it. |
0:36.1 | And three, two, one. |
0:41.4 | You're listening to The Real Social Proof Podcast with Mr. Sleeves for Sucka |
0:46.4 | Some Cell, David Shandt. Let's get it. |
0:59.6 | Welcome to another edition of The Social Proof Podcast. We find dope people to do dope stuff. |
1:04.1 | We are now the number seven entrepreneurship podcasts in the country, |
1:08.7 | which only makes sense to have the number one entrepreneur. |
1:12.4 | You're like the number one vegan entrepreneur and number one black |
1:17.2 | fee entrepreneur. You are killing the game. Pinky Cole, how are you? |
1:21.7 | That's a big title, but I'm going to take it. You know, you know, you live. |
1:25.6 | Thank you. I'm humbled. Oh, my God. Thank you for having me. I'm happy to be here. |
1:29.4 | Oh, no doubt. So the slutty vegan CEO, you have bar vegan. |
1:34.4 | Yeah, I'm the CEO of slutty vegan CEO, bar vegan co-founder and CEO of |
1:40.5 | think he's think he's think he's what's up. Derek and think he's it's a new |
1:45.2 | Philly, she's state concept. |
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