Rising Restauranteur Podcast: Recent Episodes
Jhoanny Perez
In this podcast we dive into what it takes to become a restaurant owner, how to fund the business, design it, make it profitable and operate it.
We interview restaurant owners and share stories that inspire WOC to take the challenge and open their dream food business.
On this 8th episode of season two I give you a list of things you should consider and investigate when shopping for a commercial lease for your restaurant.
On this episode, ep7 of season 2, I discuss what’s the path to getting funds to start your restaurant business. Long story short, it is NOT taking out a loan. You have to use your own money! I provide some ideas you can implement in order to stash up some money even if you have a large family and you live paycheck to paycheck.
On this episode, I describe the best path to owning a restaurant. That is, simply work at one. If you have no knowledge of how to create the restaurant business you dream- go do just that, find a thriving restaurant where you have close proximity to the owners, and a great, safe and nurturing restaurant culture.
In this episode we talk about the elephant in the room… how much money do I need to invest. We compare investing in an empty space versus purchasing a restaurant/ cafe/ bar.
In my last episode we learned that only 6% of women are top chefs & restaurant operators. On this episode I explain why Women of Color only make 3% of that number! You will hear speak about representation and how that matters when you don’t have a role model who looks like you and experienced the same things you’re experiencing - how that affects women of color climbing the latter. I talk about women of color experiencing prejudice and sexual harassment and how when women operators respond to these situations safer environments are created. Last, I talk about how as women of color we might feel the need to lead in a masculine energy- due to being surrounded by men who don’t believe in us. I go on to explaining how one woman owner changed this belief and provided her staff with more impactful leadership.
Welcome to episode three where I talk about why I help women of color get into leadership positions in the restaurant industry. Only 6% of top chefs and restaurants operators are women. This is based on research because we have responsibilities at home and families to take care of, and so we don’t even apply to these jobs in the 1st place. When women do become restaurant operators there are benefits to how safe the environment is in a field where sexual harassment is at a all time high. When women operate restaurants there is little to no sexual harassment. According to two articles that I scrolled over, women are like the mothers of their restaurant. They provide better policies- thinking ahead about maternity leave, reshaping their restaurant culture to be exclusive, and requiring staff to eat during their shifts and take days off to enjoy with their family.
In this episode I touch on how the reparations movement should include rebuilding the restaurants we saw closed during the pandemic.
Hi and welcome to Rising Restauranteur Podcast., I am your host Jhoanny. I am a Dominican Immigrant who came to this country when I was two years old. I came with my mother and grandmother and lived in a one bedroom apartment with other family members. We made ends meet and we’re on food stamps.
I saw my mother make the ultimate sacrifice, went back to school and worked to save money. She was a cashier. She dreamed of opening her own business.
My mother opened her first restaurant and then expanded to three others. We have been in the industry for 10 years.
It was during the pandemic I realized I wanted to coach women on starting a business. And I thought to myself what is the one thing, I can teach?
I then realused I had so much know about the process my mom went through and how they operate the restaurants. I decided I wanted to be that person who made time to mentor other women of color In starting the food business of their dreams.