From Tech to Table: A Culinary Journey

This episode is sponsored by inKind.

In this episode, Johann Moonesinghe, co-founder and CEO of inKind, shares how his company is empowering restaurants by connecting them with capital, technology, and high-spend guests.

Listeners will learn:

• How Johann's experiences investing in restaurants and running a restaurant incubator led him to start InKind (01:52)
• The challenges of running restaurants, including the need to be good at everything from procurement to marketing (07:47)
• How InKind evolved from a restaurant financing company to a consumer marketplace, offering a network-wide loyalty program (14:27)
• The importance of InKind owning and operating its own restaurants to better understand and serve its clients (20:58)
• How InKind's partnership with restaurateur Michael Mina has shaped the company's strategy to provide comprehensive support to restaurants (24:27)
• InKind's commitment to funding independent restaurants, especially those owned by minorities, women, LGBT individuals, or veterans (32:22)

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Music for this show is produced by Clay Bassford of Bespoke Sound: Music Identity Design for Hospitality Brands