Pinky Cole's Secret To Restaurant Ownership And Managing Business Growth Intelligently | Forbes
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Published 2023-11-11
In 2018 Cole sold her first Slutty Vegan orders through delivery apps and then opened a food truck. In 2019 she opened the first brick-mortar Slutty Vegan in Atlanta. Since, she has expanded to 11 locations across New York, Atlanta, Dallas, and Birmingham.
In 2022 Cole released a book titled, Eat Plants, B*tch: 91 Vegan Recipes That Will Blow Your Meat-Loving Mind and went on tour. In 2023, TIME included her in their, 100 Next List.
0:00 Introduction
0:32 What Motivated Pinky To Start A Vegan Restaurant?
2:28 Timing Was Key And Building A Team
3:22 How The Pandemic Helped Slutty Vegan Prosper
4:14 How Pinky Overcame When Starting Her Business
5:52 Building With Like-Minded Individuals Is Key To Success
7:15 Pinky On Confidence And Speaking Positively
8:54 Cultural Currency Is Money
10:33 Who Are Pinky's Mentors?
13:43 How Pinky Navigated Business Troubles
16:36 What's The Biggest Lesson Pinky Has Learned So Far?
18:30 How Does Pinky Manage Her Investments?
20:55 Pinky's Newest Venture- American Sesh
22:15 Pinky's Advice To Up And Coming Entrepreneurs
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All Comments (21)
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Is it just me but her voice is so soothing and motherly.. I love it. Feels like a listening to a hug lol. ❤
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Knowledgable, Maturity is when we start realizing our potential in making ourselves accountable for doing everything on paper. Incredible and mindboggling
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I've watched all of Pinky's interviews
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Excellent interview...I'm a business owner from Nigeria, west Africa
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The questions are amazing. I aspire to be interviewed on this platform. Thank you for the inspiration ❤
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Love to see this. Digging in now! She’s making it happen.
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All the blessings for Slutty Vegan🥰
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❤absolute fire!!! 🔥thank you for this!
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love it girl great interview very inspiring
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Dope interview
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This is so insightful ❤
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Love this ❤
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I love this interview! Thank you Miss Cole for creating “Slutty Vegan”. I love your confidence, your drive and your passion. Never stop dreaming! It’s contagious ❤️
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Let's go Pinky!!!!
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Let's gooo
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AAA A - Accountant A - Attorney A - Assistant
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👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾🤎
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I always say you got a billion dollars I have 5 cows whos the richest ❤
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Downs trying to come up
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been LOVING the amazing black leaders and business owners y’all have had on recently 🤎