Episode 423: Angela Sandoval of Gigi's Betchin Chickn - Salida, CO. Overcoming Adversity + Building a Chicken Empire. Faith + Fried Chicken. Frustrations + Fight for Success. The HEART of SOUL FOOD.

In this episode of The JUSTIN AND THE [FOOD] ENTREPRENEURS Show, host Justin Bizzarro welcomes Angela Sandoval of Gigi's Betchin' Chicken from Salida, Colorado. Angela shares her inspiring journey from a diverse culinary heritage and a career in nursing, to becoming a food truck sensation with Gigi's Betchin' Chicken. With a background filled with rich cultural food experiences, Angela pivoted towards entrepreneurship, driven by a desire to serve the community with soulful fried chicken. Angela discusses the challenges they faced, including a serious accident that left her questioning the future of their business. Despite the setbacks, with faith and perseverance, they continued their food truck tours across Colorado. The conversation touches on their participation in the Chicken Fight Festival, establishing Gigi's as a contender in the fried chicken world with an award-winning menu. Angela reveals plans for expanding Gigi's Betchin' Chicken, including a new brick-and-mortar location in Silverthorne, Colorado. Her story is one of resilience, community support, and the relentless pursuit of a dream. Angela emphasizes the importance of staying true to core values and the role of faith and community in overcoming life's hurdles.   IG: @gigis_betchin_chickn   Entrepreneur interested in being on the show: https://calendly.com/justin-bizzarro/podcast   Hosted By: Justin Ryan Bizzarro (IG: @justinbizzarro and LinkedIn: FOLLOW ME )   Who is Justin Ryan Bizzarro? – Justin Bizzarro is a serial food, restaurant, technology, media and marketing entrepreneur, who helped build a 24-year-old group of food and restaurant related businesses, he created with his father and business partners out of his family’s basement, in 1998. He is a highly desired business management, personal and athlete growth, free market, food diversity, and entrepreneurial leadership speaker. Justin’s expertise are in human growth, motivation, leadership and management development, health foods and beverages, global lean manufacturing facilities, vertically integrating businesses, food marketing and advertising, supply chain creation and management, direct to consumer fulfillment, transportation and distribution, personal brand building, restaurant development and construction, and entrepreneur acceleration. Justin received his BA in International Business and Management from Dickinson College, in 2002, and his MBA from University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, in 2014. He is currently pursuing his Master of Divinity in Leadership from Denver Seminary. His leadership and entrepreneur podcasts have positively impacted millions of people across the globe.   Our [ELITE] Food, Farming, Hospitality, Nutrition, and Beverage Entrepreneurs Community: www.gorillabrave.love  Fellowship and Food: GorillaBrave Events & Summits Private [FREE and CONFIDENTIAL] Facebook Group: GorillaBrave Troop Group Facebook Business Page: The Gorilla Face Place On Instagram: GorillaBrave on Instagram The Apparel Store: GorillaBrave Drips Wanna Link Up: GorillaBrave on Linkedin GorillaBrave Group on Whoop: COMM-473D96   Free Podcast.  No Advertisements.  The stories of Food, Beverage, Farming, Hospitality, and Nutrition Entrepreneurs and how their failures led to the successes in their lives and in their business.  What does the future have in store for the food, beverage, and nutrition entrepreneur?   JUSTIN AND THE [FOOD] ENTREPRENEURS Email: [email protected] Instagram: @justinandthefoodentrepreneurs ( #foodentrepreneurs )   All music is scored by host or royalty free.