How Jerri Evans Took Her Business Online During the 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

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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

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Connect with Jerri Evans:

• TurningNatural.com
• Turning Natural on Instagram
• Turning Natural on Facebook
• Jerri Evans on Instagram

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