The BusinessMakers Overtime - Week of May 18, 2011: The Life of a Restauranteur

Episode 094 originally broadcast on May 18, 2011

Katie and Esther bring you your review into the wild, wild world of entrepreneurialism. We have all the news you should know but don’t. We’ll interview Chef Claire Smith, co-owner of Canopy and Shade restaurants. And, we ask the very personal question: Is it better to be lucky or smart?! (“He always wore his karate pants and seldom wore shoes.”)

Web & Tech Startups

Katie and Esther bring you your review into the wild, wild world of entrepreneurialism. In the news this week: Web & Tech Startups! Internet business is way up and we have some statistics that will amaze you; a Houston company is getting rid of Friday; and guess how IHOP is going to diversify? And we have new Links of the Week. (“The fact that my mom is a Groupon fanatic says a lot!”)

Chef Claire Smith - Canopy

Katie & Esther interview Claire Smith, co-owner of Shade and Canopy Restaurants in Houston. Shade in the Heights was such a success, Claire felt she should open another location in Montrose. Claire talks about the local, fresh movement and the life of a restauranteur. (“We were expected to find something that we loved to do.”)

Lucky or Smart?!

Katie and Esther dive deep into the entrepreneurial psyche as they ask the musical question: Are you a sociopath? Do certain personality types push you to start your own business? Are entrepreneurs born or made? We review the nine personality traits that create the best business owners. (“He always wore his karate pants and seldom wore shoes.”)