Entrepreneur's Name

Jae Kim

Age

27

Location

Austin, TX

Company Name

Chi'Lantro BBQ

Company Size

11-50 employees

What does your company do?

We reinvent traditional Korean and Mexican cuisine, packing its clean, bold flavors in a traveling truck! Our hybrid tacos, burritos, and bowls meld Korean tastes and tradition with Texas’s rich Hispanic culture at a recession-proof price.

When and how did your company start?

February 2010. Got up one morning, prayed, wrote a biz plan, took out money from savings and credit cards…and said “Let there be Chi’Lantro.”

What's been one of the hardest challenges in running a business?

no sleep

What do you enjoy most about your work?

Serving our customers great food and great service

Advice for people looking to start up their own business?

chase your dreams

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