Season 3, Episode 10 - On the edge of thriving

OCT 12, 202028 MIN
On The Heels of Innovation with Ted Zoller

Season 3, Episode 10 - On the edge of thriving

OCT 12, 202028 MIN

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<p>With Cecilia Polanco, founder and CEO, So Good Pupusas</p> <p><br> After several &nbsp;years of investing in her El Salvadorian-inspired, socially driven food &nbsp;truck businesses, 2020 promised to be a breakthrough year for Cecilia &nbsp;Polanco and the So Good Pupusas team. They’d paid off debt from &nbsp;purchasing trucks, refined their business model and were primed for &nbsp;profitability. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. In this episode, Polanco &nbsp;talks about how she’s using her entrepreneurial mindset to shift from &nbsp;short-term coping mechanisms to long-term pivot strategies. Learn how &nbsp;her venture, which also serves up social good in the form of higher &nbsp;education scholarships to undocumented and DACAmented students, is &nbsp;wrestling with its own business future and the issues of racial equity &nbsp;and food access. Polanco shares advice on what aspiring social &nbsp;entrepreneurs need to make sure they know to ensure that the positive &nbsp;social impact they make isn’t outweighed by unintentional harm.</p>