How do you deal with being homesick? Ruth Nakaar started a restaurant to feel closer to home and culture!

Ruth is the founder of Fudena, a fast casual West African restaurant in Philadelphia! She has a background in international development and just received her MBA from Wharton- can we say multifaceted? At the top of 2019, she had no idea that she’d be launching a restaurant, but even during COVID Fudena has been steadily growing. 

In this episode, Ruth discusses: 

Why she wanted to diversify her knowledge and talent How her community fostered the growth of Fudena and her professional development Her current challenges with getting customers without a storefrontHow her Instagram got Fudena featured in Philly Mag


Question of the Week: What is your intuition telling you? 


Socials: https://www.eatfudena.com/ @eatfudena on IG. Available on Uber Eats!


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