In this episode, I sit down with Karl Shilhanek, Founder and Owner of Kebab Casual - a Bellingham food truck serving middle-eastern inspired kebabs. Specialties include house-made flatbread sandwiches, loaded Kebab Bowls, and a wide array of pickles and sauces. Karl was born and raised in Bellingham. He left for college to Arizona where he began his first entrepreneurial venture with a food cart. They served food on nights and weekends and Karl quickly realized they were on to something. However, after college, he parted ways with his business partner and moved back to the northwest, where he settled into a comfortable 9-5 job. Though his work was still connected to the food industry, and the more he cooked and experimented, the more he loved it, and the more restless he grew to get back to the entrepreneurship hustle. It wasn’t too much longer until Karl dropped his 9-5, the security and comfort, to invest in his idea and build Kebab Casual. Since then, Karl has learned a lot about what it takes to be a good leader, to run a successful business, and the delicate cultural space his menu occupies. Karl opens up about what kind of challenges he’s faced along this trail, a little less traveled. 

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Learn more about Kebab Casual and order some delicious food at https://www.kebabcasual.com/
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Credits:

Hosted by Jacob Bassett

Recorded, Mixed, and Produced by Jacob Bassett

Logo by Jessica Mucha

Intro Music by MusicalSmile

Transition Music by Phil Larson

Recorded in Bellingham, WA.