00:00
Hi Rachel, thank you so much for joining us today on
00:03
Me Too Daily. Let's give a round.
00:08
Thank you. How are you?
00:10
I'm good. I'm really good,
00:14
So some people feel hesitant about showing vulnerability online.
00:18
What made you feel comfortable enough to share your video with TikTok
00:22
Hi, my name is Rachel and I own a coffee
00:25
shop in Brooklyn. I started my business.
00:28
With my boyfriend. And today,
00:30
I just got word that I might not be able to stay
00:34
in the same lease because of rent increase.
00:38
right next door to me,
00:39
they're putting a coffee shop.
00:41
It just feels like you just can't win,
00:44
but we're not going anywhere.
00:45
I'm not going anywhere.
00:46
If you've ever gotten to this point where you felt that You've
00:49
lost everything and that nothing mattered,
00:52
and it was kind of like a,
00:53
like a screw it moment.
00:55
That's where I reached and I decided to like record.
00:59
I felt frustrated on all ends from like the news that I
01:03
got. #1, being in New York is not for the
01:08
like, just owning a small business.
01:10
And being completely self-funded is also not for the week,
01:14
and I just felt like I needed to express it.
01:19
your story, buddies,
01:21
it went viral. I mean,
01:23
we're all the way here in LA right?
01:25
and that's just across the country,
01:26
but coincidentally I happen to be in the city for the first
01:29
time and Buddies was on.
01:31
On my list we we stopped by to support and I'm not
01:35
a coffee lover but I drank my coquito latte entirely.
01:41
How has going viral impacted your business?
01:44
Like, has there been significant changes to how your business operates
01:49
for a day or two when I would open up my.
01:53
You page, I would just see so many videos like,
01:55
OK, on our way to Buddies or people in other parts
01:58
of the country saying wishing I was in New York to go
02:01
to Buddy's and I was like,
02:02
oh my gosh, this is crazy.
02:05
People just wanted to be a part of watching like a fellow
02:09
Latina like go after her dreams.
02:12
It's gone beyond. Like running a business and it feels so
02:16
good to know that maybe perhaps I've inspired other people to just
02:20
be a little bit more vulnerable and understand that you don't have
02:23
to be strong all the time.
02:25
I love that. So Rachel,
02:28
what do you want people to.
02:31
about the realities of running a small business.
02:34
I need people to understand truly,
02:36
there's no off time.
02:38
This is my life and I think that's why I get so
02:40
emotional that there's no other option.
02:42
Like this needs to work.
02:44
You know, whoever your clientele is and just be honest and
02:47
communicate that that's really all it comes down to.
02:51
Like, I think as humans,
02:52
we just want to connect to the person or the item that
02:55
we are purchasing and if you're just honest and good and you
02:59
have a like a real thing that you don't even have to
03:02
worry about anything else like just.
03:05
How is the business doing?
03:06
Are, are you feeling better about how you were feeling when
03:09
you uploaded the video?
03:10
Are you feeling more hopeful?
03:13
for sure. So I posted that video Tuesday night and I
03:18
woke up that Wednesday morning.
03:20
And like Joe Jonas showed up that Wednesday.
03:24
Girl. It's really bringing together people from all over who are
03:27
just hopeful and all of us just joining together in one space
03:31
over this one common thing of understanding that pain.
03:34
But today, I feel so sure and confident and I'm happy
03:39
that I posted that and like the fear in posting that went
03:42
away. It might come back.
03:44
Maybe tomorrow, but today I feel really good and I feel
03:46
really confident. Yeah,
03:48
no, it takes honestly a lot of strength,
03:50
a lot of strength to to be that vulnerable,
03:53
you know, to put yourself out there and I'm so glad
03:56
you posted that video.
03:57
Imagine the difference. I'm glad I don't just cried in my
04:01
car like any other day.
04:03
I know you just filmed it.
04:05
That's good though just another day.
04:08
Well thank you so much Rachel.
04:10
We'll let you, I know you're a busy girl.
04:11
We'll let you get back to it.
04:13
it's cool. I know I wanna sit and have a we
04:20
we should just have like virtual ones too when we're back in
04:23
in in New York or if you're ever in LA,
04:25
you let us know please,
04:28
OK, Rachel, where can we follow and keep up with
04:31
buddies and your journey.
04:32
It's it's ITs.rachel. Rose.
04:37
Rose is my middle name.
04:39
It's Rachel Rose. Most of our updates are on our Instagram
04:42
on Buddies. It's Buddies BK BK like Brooklyn,
04:47
and that's so you can follow.
04:49
OK, thank you Rachel.
04:50
We're busy. Take care.
04:52
Have a good one and congrats.
Series