EPISODE · Apr 19, 2022 · 1H 3M
Bringing A New Flavor To Life | Co-Founder of Rasa Rahul Vinod
from Elevation Nation · host Sam Panitch & Parker Yablon
Rahul Vinod is the co-founder of Rasa, a fast-casual Indian restaurant based in Washington D.C. While growing up, Rahul and his co-founder, Sahil Rahman, saw their parents bring Indian cuisine to America through their restaurants. Inspired by their cultural roots, their parents' entrepreneurial drive, and a lack of fulfillment in corporate America, Rahul and Sahil set out to create their own take on Indian food. With three restaurants (and more to come), Rahul and Sahil are on a mission to bring together their American and Indian roots to share the authentic flavors of their youth with the DMV community.In this episode, we talk with Rahul about:Realizing the corporate grind wasn’t for himHow Rahul and Sahil went about quitting and starting RasaHow Rasa plans to inspire taste buds with its Indian foodWebsiteRahul’s LinkedIn
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Rahul Vinod is the co-founder of Rasa, a fast-casual Indian restaurant based in Washington D.C. While growing up, Rahul and his co-founder, Sahil Rahman, saw their parents bring Indian cuisine to America through their restaurants. Inspired by their cultural roots, their parents' entrepreneurial drive, and a lack of fulfillment in corporate America, Rahul and Sahil set out to create their own take on Indian food. With three restaurants (and more to come), Rahul and Sahil are on a mission to bring together their American and Indian roots to share the authentic flavors of their youth with the DMV community.In this episode, we talk with Rahul about:Realizing the corporate grind wasn’t for himHow Rahul and Sahil went about quitting and starting RasaHow Rasa plans to inspire taste buds with its Indian foodWebsiteRahul’s LinkedIn
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