Ford Fry – How to Remain Authentic While Being Misunderstood

How do you lead, create, and build without losing yourself along the way? In this episode, Eryn Eddy Adkins sits down with Ford Fry, chef and CEO of Rocket Farm Restaurants, one of the South’s most influential chef-owned restaurant groups with 27+ restaurants across Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, Houston, North Carolina, and Florida. A four-time semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation Outstanding Restaurateur Award and the 2013 Georgia Restaurant Association Restaurateur of the Year, Ford has built some of the country’s most beloved restaurants, including MICHELIN-recognized concepts like Marcel, Little Sparrow, and Superica. But this conversation goes far beyond accolades. Ford opens up about growing up in an eclectically entrepreneurial home, how feelings of unworthiness led him to live a double life both professionally and personally, and what ultimately helped him embrace his true self. Now, he desires to encourage others to know who they truly are and operate from that place even when they’re misunderstood. And yes don’t miss the unexpected musical surprise at the end. Follow Ford: www.instagram.com/fordfry Find out more: www.fordfry.com – Follow SWL: www.instagram.com/soworthloving Find out more: www.soworthloving.com