Olivia Colt is founder of Salt & Honey Catering. Salt & Honey believes in using locally sourced and sustainably raised-and-caught produce, meat and seafood to create meals that are satisfying for the palate and responsible for the environment. The Bay Area catering and events company has created memorable weddings, parties and corporate events for the likes of Facebook, One Kings Lane and Google, Salt & Honey is driven by the bounty of Northern California, finding inspiration in Mexican, French, Italian and Caribbean flavors.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Female Entrepreneurs
Ina Garten
Martha Stewart
When business started difficulties overcame:
“When I started the business we were still knee deep in a recession and people weren’t lending, because of my unique situation as well I had to bankrupt myself to be able to afford the medication that I’m on because the medication is roughly a hundred thousand dollars roughly a dose and so it’s incredibly expensive, and to be able to do that and this was before the Affordable Health care act, I didn’t have insurance I had a pre-existing condition and so when I didn’t have insurance and stuff you have to do things, you know it’s a life and death kind of situation and I didn’t have the kind of funding that I would have like to have had and I still don’t”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
#Girlboss Book by Sophia Amoruso
Yes Please Book by Amy Poehler
Favourite Quote:
“God doesn’t play dice” Einstein
Recommended Online Resources:
Google
Female run businesses
Businesses about food
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“You have to be fearless, this is not a game where fear is your friend, you need to be very convicted about, like I’m going to do this and this is what I’m going to focus on and lord knows, come heaven or high-water, I’m going to stick this out”…[Listen for More]
More About Olivia Colt:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“All that non-fiction can do is answer questions. It’s fiction’s business to ask them.” Richard Hughes
Other Quotes From the Chat with Olivia Colt:
- “I’m a bad ass and I’m okay with that”
- “It’s not about what’s best for me or for this employee or for this set of employees, its what’s best for the business”
- “To me it’s not about money, although money would be nice not going to lie”
- “Change can be overwhelming, it can be very frustrating, it can be positive, it can be negative, it can be net neutral, and you’re always shifting”
“Being a business owner is a very lonely place to be”
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