This week on I’m joined by Angela Petro, the founder of Sweet Carrot and catering company Together & Co., and simply someone with a lot of stories, laughs, and insight to share!
In this conversation, Angela shares a ton of wisdom, and also a little judgment, mostly for the fact that I’ve never worked a serving job and haven’t watched enough Ted Lasso...(This is fair.)
We get into how she built Sweet Carrot from a food truck, to one physical location to three…and why she eventually brought it back down to one. We talk about the reality of running businesses in the hospitality world, how the pandemic changed everything, and how her first catering gig was…of all things, a funeral! Angela also shares how living in Germany helped her discover her love for hospitality, the differences in how other countries view service work, and how Columbus has its own food culture and challenges. We dig into creative burnout, figuring out if you’re more of a visionary or an implementor, and what it’s like for our goals to change shape and navigating the change.
Angela’s now doing some amazing work in leadership development, and we also chat about what’s next as she gears up for a Sweet Carrot relaunch. It’s a good one, especially if you’ve ever worked in food service, tried to build something from scratch, or just love a good story!
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