Pro Food Maker
You need more than inspiration to build your food business. Launch and scale your restaurant, bakery, CPG brand, food blog, or food truck with tips, strategies, and lessons learned from your favorite Black chefs, Black owned restaurants and Black content creators from around the world.
Join the host, Mercedes Gosby, at the intersection of food, tech, business, and finance as she interviews food professionals and entrepreneurs every week to discover how to get started in the hospitality industry, and how to build a profitable food business.
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- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 31
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2021
10: Pivot your business in a recession with celebrity baker Warren Brown of Spark Bites
Is your food business ready for the recession? Warren Brown, founder & owner of Spark Bites, previously the founder of CakeLove and host of Sugar Rush on Food Network, talks about the difficulties of…
9: Food Tech & Food Design w/ Product Designer Bianca Jackson of Bianca Bakes
What is food experience design (food tech & food design) and how can it grow your food business? Bianca Jackson, founder of Bianca Bakes and a contestant on The Great American Baking Show, talks abou…
8: How this mompreneur started a coffee business from home with Fly Carmichael of Boss Blend Coffee
Fly Carmichael, CEO of Boss Blend Coffee, walks us through how she started her coffee business and the key to a successful business launch. Fly breaks down:
- Her experience searching for someone to t…
7: How to review & learn from 2019 to level up in 2020
Mercedes gives a recap of the good and the bad in 2019 and suggests resources and strategies to help you level up at work and in life for 2020.
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In this episode, Mercedes covers:
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6: How NFL player Reggie Kelly got KYVAN on Walmart.com in 3 months
Reggie Kelly, former NFL player, discusses the similarities between playing pro football and running a food business. You’ll learn:
- Strategies to overcome marketing & brand awareness challenges
- The …
5: How the “Modern Day Milk Lady” brings almond milk to Houston communities w/Jornae Rideaux
Jornae Rideaux, better known as the Modern Day Milk Lady, is a public health professional and the owner of Produce Milk, a dairy-free and plant-based almond milk brand based in Houston, Texas. Jornae…
4: How this Food Video Producer is changing food media representation w/Kiano Moju
Kiano Moju is the owner of Jikoni, a culinary creative studio in Los Angeles, and previously worked as a food video producer at BuzzFeed’s Tasty. Kiano talks about:
- Her journey as a food content cre…
3: How to prepare for a food business consultant meeting and what to expect
A food business consultant (or coach or advisor) can help you start and grow your food business or beverage business. The host shares her experience searching for and working with a food business con…
2: Free business & career resources for your food business or food job
Starting a food business? Need help with your restaurant business plan? Looking for a job at a bakery, restaurant, or food truck? Your public library, the Small Business Administration (SBA), and loc…
1: We amplify Black owned restaurants & Black food businesses
A podcast introduction that includes who I am, why I started this food podcast, why we need to support Black owned businesses as a lifestyle, not a special occasion, and episode topics you can expect…
0: For food entrepreneurs, foodies, and food industry professionals
This podcast is for people who are starting a food business, looking to grow their food business, want to explore careers in the food industry or want to discover Black owned food businesses they can…