From Restaurant Rookie to Incubator Powerhouse | Natalie Shmulik’s Legacy in Food Innovation
Owning Your LegacyShow Notes
Natalie Shmulik transformed her passion for food into a mission-driven career helping hundreds of founders grow their food and beverage businesses. In this episode of Owning Your Legacy, Natalie takes us behind the scenes of The Hatchery—Chicago’s premier food incubator—and shares her journey from running a franchise restaurant in Canada to building one of the nation’s most impactful entrepreneurial ecosystems. You’ll hear how she created programs that not only support product innovation bu...
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