Sam Saverance is the co-founder of Bunna Cafe in Bushwick and the creator of Farley’s Sloppy Joes in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. Before opening restaurants, Sam worked as a freelance designer, spent time in finance, and began hosting food pop-ups, one of which evolved into Bunna Cafe, a beloved Ethiopian vegan restaurant that’s been a neighborhood fixture since 2011. In 2024, Sam launched Farley’s, a 300-square-foot diner-style concept dedicated entirely to the sloppy joe, America’s most nostalgic sa...
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Sam Saverance is the co-founder of Bunna Cafe in Bushwick and the creator of Farley’s Sloppy Joes in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. Before opening restaurants, Sam worked as a freelance designer, spent time in finance, and began hosting food pop-ups, one of which evolved into Bunna Cafe, a beloved Ethiopian vegan restaurant that’s been a neighborhood fixture since 2011. In 2024, Sam launched Farley’s, a 300-square-foot diner-style concept dedicated entirely to the sloppy joe, America’s most nostalgic sa...
Scaling a Gift Shop in NYC - Annie's Blue Ribbon General Store with Ann Cantrell
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Scaling a Gift Shop in NYC - Annie's Blue Ribbon General Store with Ann Cantrell
Ann Cantrell thought she was building a career in fashion. She spent over a decade in product development at Ralph Lauren, Coach, and Brooks Brothers, turning sketches into products and learning the vendor, margin, and production game. But all the while, she was quietly stockpiling binders of ideas, gift products, fixtures, and concepts, planning for the day she’d open her own store. In 2007, after securing a $150K home-equity loan and leaving corporate life behind, Ann opened Annie’s Blue Ri...
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Sam Saverance is the co-founder of Bunna Cafe in Bushwick and the creator of Farley’s Sloppy Joes in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. Before opening restaurants, Sam worked as a freelance designer, spent time in finance, and began hosting food pop-ups, one of which evolved into Bunna Cafe, a beloved Ethiopian vegan restaurant that’s been a neighborhood fixture since 2011. In 2024, Sam launched Farley’s, a 300-square-foot diner-style concept dedicated entirely to the sloppy joe, America’s most nostalgic sa...
