All the Ingredients Behind Running a Food Truck (w/ Damson Nguyen, Owner of Rice and Rolls)
EPISODE 32 — 10 February 2023
“I was in an executive meeting where it was the top managers in the bank, and I’m looking around and there’s 40 people, but why are there only two Asians here? And the penny dropped.”
ABOUT THE EP
Damson is the owner of local food truck, Rice and Rolls. After 15 years of banking, Damson left his corporate job to explore his entrepreneurial side right before the pandemic hit. We talk about the corporate grind as an Asian Australian, taking risks as an entrepreneur, innovating as a small business, and becoming more than just a food truck.
THE DETAILS
Growing up on the rougher side of Sydney
Climbing the corporate ladder from back office to front office
Experiences of discrimination, inequality and burnout that led to leaving the industry
Damson's entrepreneurial pursuits leading up to starting a food business
Creating the Rice and Rolls concept
The challenges of being an entrepreneur
FOLLOW RICE AND ROLLS
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/riceandrollsfood/
- Location: 107 Hume Hwy, Lansvale (next to Blair's Tyre)