Ep. 35: Adenah Bayoh on Using Real Estate Development and Franchising as a Path to Entrepreneurship

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Many people believe that in order to become an entrepreneur they have to get struck by lightening and have an amazing once in a lifetime idea, get funding or find other ways to get it out into the world and then they'll be successful. Adenah Bayoh turns that notion right on its head. Adenah is the founder and CEO of Adenah Bayoh and Companies, which is the parent corporation that owns IHOP franchises in Paterson and Irvington, NJ and a real estate development portfolio with more than $225 million dollars in urban redevelopment projects. This Summer, Adenah will launch a signature fast casual, farm-to-table soul food restaurant called Cornbread. On this episode, Adenah and I talk about how she got started with investment properties and how she used real estate development and franchising as a path to entrepreneurship and what we can and should be doing now if we want to take a similar route. (Note: The audio on this episode is glitchy. I apologize for that and thank you in advance for listening to Adenah's amazing story!) Email [e-mail] to submit questions. Social Media: Instagram.com/Ihopfoyafoods www.adenahbayoh.com Instagram.com/MissSuccess Twitter.com/MissSuccess Show Notes: hashtagsandstilettos.com/adenah-bayoh Like this episode? Write a review it on iTunes!