Nemanja Golubovic, owner of Kale My Name, was born and raised in Montenegro. He graduated with a degree in public relations from Mexico, speaks four languages, and lived and worked in several different countries before immigrating to the United States seven years ago. From day one, Nemanja has worked in the restaurant industry and lives by the motto—vegan for the animals, health, and earth.

For more information, please visit these links:

• Website - https://www.kalemyname.com/
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nekac_golubovic

HIGHLIGHTS

03:26 Staying connected to family despite the great distance is important

05:37 We go through a lot of different personas in our journey

07:11 Sexuality is not a choice, it is something you're born with 

14:09 Making a love of travel into a job 

16:35 Turning vegan and valuing life 

19:36 Recognizing privilege by helping the least fortunate 

22:30 Life as a fledgling restaurateur

33:38 Running into setbacks because of the COVID-19 pandemic 

44:05 Coming up with "Kale my Name" and the ensuing success

54:12 God is always in control

56:45 Don't take now for an answer, and write your business plan

QUOTES

Nemanja: “What did I do better than those people? And I did nothing. Life, it's a lottery and we win tickets, right?  Like, so we got the winning tickets. So that's what made me realize, okay I feel responsible now towards the less lucky ones.”

Nemanja:  “I do understand when there's parts of the world where that's not an option and I'm absolutely fine with it, but I was given an opportunity to do better, right. I was lucky and privileged to have a choice, right. Because like I have a menu in front of me, I don't have to go hunt for food.”

Nemanja: "I believe that this is the greatest country in the world, and there is a way to go, there's a billion things for improvement. I agree with American people, of course, but I still think it is better than what I have seen and what I came from.

Nemanja: “I absolutely do not like giving advice as in general, but this is really important advice for people to not listen to the negative thoughts and to not ever listen to 'you cannot do it because yes, you absolutely can.”

Koya: “Don't give up, don't take no for an answer, and write your business plan.” 

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