003 | Erik Oberholtzer Teaches ALL On How Important Having A Solid And Supportive Network Is

003 | Erik Oberholtzer Teaches ALL On How Important Having A Solid And Supportive Network Is

In today’s episode I had the pleasure of interviewing Erik Oberholtzer, the founder and CEO of Tender Greens a fast casual concept that started in Culver City, California, grew to San Diego, San Francisco, LA and now they are opening up in Manhattan with a total of over 24 locations.

Erik chats with us about his journey through the NO’s and how having a solid network of friends, family and business partners, made all the difference when it came to the ups and downs of entrepreneurship.

Erik has found incredible success in his life and business simply because of the connections he’s made in life, from his partner’s father-in-law, to his own friends and family, to other connected entrepreneurs who helped pave the way for him and his partners. They were able to take part in some pretty amazing events, all because they took the time to make these connections.

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Special thanks goes out to Erik Oberholtzer for taking the time to chat with Michelle. Be sure to join us tomorrow, for our next new episode. 

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Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode:

• Erik shares his journey from business plan, to asking friends and family for money, to going with institutional investors, to finally settling on those who aligned with their philosophy.
• You can turn any ‘NO’ into a joke or a punchline.
• Erik shares how their network helped them meet their goals in business.
• For every YES, Erik and his partners experienced 10 NO’s.
• Erik talks about his supportive network of family and friends and how it helped him through the tough times.
• Erik tells the story of trying to work with the James Beard Foundation and how they may have gotten a NO, but it ended up in a far better way.
• Erik shares what he’d say to his younger self.

Connect with Erik:

• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• Facebook
• Tender Green’s Website

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