How Jerri Evans Took Her Business Online During the COVID Pandemic

When Jerri was a teenager, her life turned upside once her mother was diagnosed with cancer. Her mother completely transformed the family’s way of living through food. After Jerri’s mom passed, Jerri left a stable career to go back home. That’s when she decided to continue her mother’s legacy, and forge her own. Today, we sit down with Jerri Evans, owner of Turning Natural, a juice bar that provides fresh and natural food to urban communities in the DC area, as well as online. She shares her advice for starting a store, why she had trouble getting funding, how she found her team, and so much more. “I wanted to be able to provide something that was cool, fun and accessible to people. And so that's how I birthed the idea of juicing, but I want you to have something good that you're putting in.” - Jerri Evans If you’re looking to take your business to the next level, join the Entreprenista League today at entreprenista.com/join. We can’t wait to welcome you, support you, and be part of your business journey! This week's takeaways from Entreprenista: Jerri shares when she knew it was time to start Turning Natural (2:42) Jerri talks about the first steps she took in business (9:27) Jerri gives advice for brick and mortar businesses (15:15) Jerri explains why she didn’t get funding (20:31) Jerri shares why she actually opened multiple locations (22:31) Jerri talks about finding her team (27:59) Jerri discusses figuring out the process of working with investors (38:51) What being an Entreprenista means to Jerri (46:09) Resources Mentioned: Square Shopify NetSuite Our Favorite Quotes: “That's not just your mother, it’s your best friend, it’s your gossip buddy. She's a little bit of everything to you.” - Jerri Evans “I quit my job, right? But I had to go back to work, because you have to finance this thing.” - Jerri Evans “You're tasked with being the visionary. And being the visionary, sometimes it's a very isolating space.” - Jerri Evans This episode was made possible by our friends at Square, who are passionate about empowering women to Just Get Started with their business idea. Square is offering Entreprenista listeners 20% off your first POS hardware device. Click here for more. Connect with Jerri Evans: TurningNatural.com Turning Natural on Instagram Turning Natural on Facebook Jerri Evans on Instagram Become An Entreprenista! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of The Entreprenista Podcast - the most fun business meeting for female founders, by female founders. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.