Jason Evans of SilverShark Media speaks to Laura Night, CEO of Vida by Sip Me Maui. In this podcast Laura talks about the inspiration to open a coffee shop in 2014, how she was denied funding 16 times before opening her business, the impact the Maui Economic Opportunity program provided to open Sip Me Maui, the balance of excitement vs nerves when opening a business, the importance of community engagement, how the pandemic impacted the business, innovations from the pandemic that she thinks will stick around, challenges from the pandemic that have not be solved yet within the service industry, her role as chair with the non profit Common Ground Collective who seeks to help with food security on Maui,
Jason Evans of SilverShark Media speaks to Laura Night, CEO of Vida by Sip Me Maui. In this podcast Laura talks about the inspiration to open a coffee shop in 2014, how she was denied funding 16 times before opening her business, the impact the Maui Economic Opportunity program provided to open Sip Me Maui, the balance of excitement vs nerves when opening a business, the importance of community engagement, how the pandemic impacted the business, innovations from the pandemic that she thinks will stick around, challenges from the pandemic that have not be solved yet within the service industry, her role as chair with the non profit Common Ground Collective who seeks to help with food security on Maui,