Bomani Mintz

In this episode we have a conversation with Bomani Mintz, Founder & CEO of Crave It based in Los Angeles, California.

The driving force of Mintz's business is to ensure that food creators and food lovers have a space where people can easily find and share the best places to eat based on recommendations. Since college Mintz wanted to build a business and make an impact on his surrounding community, leading him to take on many risks before starting an app for foodie lovers (11:56).

“I want to make sure that food creators and food businesses truly have a home. I want to break down cultural barriers and I think the best way to do that is by breaking it literally with food, dishes, and understanding who we are as a people,” Mintz said (02:04).

Mintz's passion started as a side hustle, taking photos and videos for restaurants, and event companies. Later on, he started looking into how to get to Silicon Valley eventually landing a job at LinkedIn. Working as a Mid-Market Enterprise Customer Success Manager at LinkedIn, Mintz acquired the skills necessary to create a successful business focused on tech and food (6:24). For Mintz, consistency has become a key factor in creating innovative, disruptive ideas for a business at the intersection of food and tech (29:15).

Music for this episode is produced by Boris Skalsky and the podcast editing is by 100fires.