100+ Countries, One Field | John Wang and the Queens Night Market

John Wang is a former lawyer turned food entrepreneur and advocate when he founded the Queens Night Market in 2015. He joins the show to discuss the challenges of putting together New York’s first Night Market, how the diversity of Queens has helped serve up a robust and unique offering of food and vendors, and how his “bad business model” has ultimately led to the night market’s success. In this conversation we explore the best way to experience the Night Market, finding love in a field in Queens, and the leadership lessons John has learned along the way. https://www.thenycalliance.org/https://www.instagram.com/thenycalliance/ 0:00 - Intro0:35 - What is the Queens Night Market?10:06 - John’s learning curve of running the Queens Night Market15:30 - Why has the Queens Night Market been successful?17:27 - Vendors at the Queens Night Market25:28 - What is the best way to experience the Queens Night Market?29:16 - Love at the Queens Night Market32:17 - How John does Market research35:09 - John’s advocacy for the restaurant industry39:07 - The entrepreneurial aspect of John launching the Queens Night Market42:54 - How the diversity of Queens has been an asset for the Night Market44:48 - Leadership lessons from building the Queens Night Market49:49 - John’s cookbook51:37 - What’s next for John & the Queens Night Market?#newyorkcity #restaurant #politics #hospital #business #smallbusiness