SAFETY EXPERT TROOPER STEVE, THIS IS NEWS 6 AT 09:00AM GETTING RESULTS.
>> JULIE: FROM BUSING TABLES
TO SERVING TO BECOMING A
GENERAL MANAGER FOR JOSHUA
JOHNSON DOING JUST ABOUT EVERY
RESTAURANT JOBS HELPED HIM
BECOME A BETTER RESTAURANT
OWNER AND HE’S THE OWNER OF
SEAN AS CARIBBEAN SOUL FOOD IN
ORLANDO RUNNING A RESTAURANT
THAT WASN’T A LONG-TERM GOAL
FOR HIM. BUT WHEN JOHNSON WAS
PRESENTED WITH A NEW CAREER
OPPORTUNITY. HE KNEW HE HAD
THE EXPERIENCE AND THE
KNOWLEDGE TO MAKE IT ALL
HAPPEN. I CAUGHT UP WITH
JOSHUA JOHNSON IS PART OF OUR
COVERAGE OF BLACK OWNED
BUSINESS MONTH. FEEDING NBA
PLAYERS LAST YEAR HAS ONLY
HELP SEAN IS MAINTAIN A HIGH
LEVEL OF QUALITY. TELLS THE
STORY AS TO HOW SHOT AS CAME
TO BE.
>> SO TO MAKE IT. SIMPLE AS
POSSIBLE ON MY ITS OVER 35
DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. AND EVERY
TIME I WENT TO A NEW COUNTRY I
REALIZE THAT ALL THE BEST
RESTAURANTS FOR ALWAYS SMALL,
MOM AND POP RESTAURANTS FOR
THE PASSING YEARS. I LIVED IN
NEW YORK. AND AGAIN, ALL THE
BEST RESTAURANTS WE HAVE ARE
ALWAYS SMALL, MOM AND POP A
REGION FROM HERE. I CAME TO
VISIT MY NIECES, MY MOM AND MY
BROTHER NOW WANT SOMETHING SO
FULL OF IT A LITTLE BIT OF MIX
OF CREEPING IN AND I WAS
TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AND
ALL US ALL. YOU KNOW,
CHICK-FIL-A BURGER KING. I
HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THESE
PLAY-ACTING IS THE SPICE. BUT
MY WEIGHT. WHERE’S THE YOU
KNOW, SMALL MOM AND POP STARS
AND I THOUGHT THEY WERE DONE
PRETTY MUCH THAT’S WILD.
RESTAURANT. THAT SUNDAY WAS
GOING THROUGH.
>> SO WHO WAS SHOT AND WHERE
DID THE NAME COME FROM. SO
IT’S ACTUALLY SOME PEOPLE
THINK OF IT IS ACTUALLY NAMED
AFTER NO LIE. IT’S A ALWAYS
LOVED. YEAH.
>> GROWING UP. IT SOUNDS VERY
LIKE THE LOVE BNG LIKE VERY
MIKE AND ISOLATION WANT TO GO
TODAY. ENJOY WITH YOUR FAMILY.
SO THAT’S THE NAME COMES FROM
I I OH, I THINK WAS LIKE 6 OR
7 GRACELYN WAS NAMED AND I
REMEMBER THINKING, OH, MAN, I
REALLY LIKE THAT THEY EVER
SINCE I MAY LOVE SO FOR BEING
SO A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK SOME
PEOPLE, A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK
IT’S A MASHUP. SO IT’S
ACTUALLY NOT A MASHUP WE SAY
CARIBBEAN SOUL WHO WERE
MEETING THAT WE HAVE CREATED
IN DISHES AND WE HAVE SO SO
THE CONFUSION, WHAT I CAN SEE
LIKE SOME PEOPLE THINK IT’S SO
COOL THAT LET CARIBBEAN FLAIR
KNOW HE’S JUST MEANS LIKE
AFFECTED CARIBBEAN DISHES
ALONG WITH SOUL FOOD DISHES.
SO THAT’S PRETTY MUCH AS
SIMPLE AS THAT BILL, IS 2
DIFFERENT ISSUES. HOW HAS LIFE
AND THE RESTAURANT WORLD OF
ALL FOR YOUR NBA BUBBLE.
OPPORTUNITIES OUR EXPERIENCES
FOR YOU SINCE THEN.
>> WELL, FOR SURE. ANYTIME WE
HAVE LEBRON JAMES INVOLVED
EVERYTHING IT’S QUADRUPLED IN.
AND SO ON AND SO SO YEAH,
AFTER THE BUBBLE WE THAT’S.
MANY. YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY WRITE
SO MANY MEDIA SO MANY AWARDS
BECAUSE IT PUT US ON THE
PLATFORM INSTEAD OF BEING LIKE
A LOCAL. SMALL GYM AND PRETTY
MUCH PUT US ON THE NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT OR WHEN PEOPLE COME
IN. IT’S OUTCOME OF WORLD.
THEY WOULD HAVE SEEN OUR
STORY. YEAH. BUT FANCY WE’LL
SEE OUR STORY LIKE A IS WE’RE
ALL ABOUT THAT RESTAURANT.
THOSE ARE IN BUBBLE. LET’S GO
CHECK THEM OUT. SO NBA THAT’S
BEEN AMAZING BECAUSE AND ONE
LOOKING. IT’S UP NOW WE’RE ON
A NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT.
>> I IMAGINE WHEN YOU OPEN THE
RESTAURANT, YOU NEVER THOUGHT
SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS GOING
TO HAPPEN RIGHT AFTER THAT.
>> NO. TODAY AND THIS ALL IS A
CRAZY STORY THAT TELL PEOPLE I
DON’T THINK REALIZE THAT WAS
THE EPA ALL WHO ARE ALL BE
OVER FOR 4 AND SO ALL WE SAY
WHOEVER HAD THE IDEA ADDING
THIS ALL THEY GOT USE PAY
RAISE BECAUSE TO TAKE A CHANCE
ON A SMALL RESTAURANT ARE TO
ME IF WE’RE COOKING FOR ME,
YOU IT’S EASIER BUT NOW ARE OR
4050, 60. PLAYERS AT ONE TIME
TO KEEPING HIGH IS IT’S VERY
IMPORTANT. SO I TELL PEOPLE
WHAT OR MADE THAT CHOICE TO
GET A BIG PAY RAISE BECAUSE,
YOU KNOW, WE WE REALLY NOT
THAT FAR.
>> JULIE: I DO THINK IT’S
IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE SUPPORT
BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES AND
MAKE A CONSCIOUS EFFORT OF
SEEKING OUT BLACK OWNED
BUSINESSES TO SUPPORT MONEY
TEAM. SHE’S SAYING ANOTHER
BLACK PERSON TO BE SUCCESSFUL
MAKE SOME REAL LOSS AND IT’S
ALSO POSSIBLE FOR ACTUALLY USE
MYSELF AS AN EXAMPLE, EVEN AND
WANT TO OPEN A RESTAURANT ASAL
OTHER, YOU KNOW, BLACK YOU
KNOW, DOING THINGS WHETHER IT
BE SOCIAL MEDIA AND PERSON.
AND THAT GAVE ME CONFIDENCE
LIKE A.
>> IT’S IT’S IT’S IT’S.
>> THIS MONEY IS OUT HERE FOR
EVERYBODY, NOT JUST FOR WHITE
PEOPLE THAT IS UP FOR PEOPLE
ARE A PEOPLE I CAN BE
SUCCESSFUL JUST LIKE MAKING
THAT LOOK, THEY WANTED TO.
>> JULIE: I LOVE TALKING TO
HIM AND HE SAID ANYONE IS
INTERESTED IN OPENING BUSINESS
DOESN’T KNOW HOW TO WRITE A
BUSINESS PLAN. HE IS ALWAYS
WILLING TO HELP. HE SAID JUST
SEND THEM A MESSAGE ON
INSTAGRAM HE SAYS HIS
INFORMATION IS FREE AS AN
INSPIRATION TO I MEAN, YOU
KNOW, DURING THE TIME WHEN
WHEN THE BUBBLE HAMMOND RIGHT,
JUST ALL THOSE THAT IS WHO ARE
ABLE TO HELP OUT. IT WAS SO A
WIN WIN SITUATION NOW.
>> BRIDGETT: AS FAR AS THE
MENU BIG QUESTION. YES, THE
DISH THAT HE RECOMMENDS IS
SHOT AS FRIED CHICKEN IS MADE
FRESH TO ORDER EVERY TIME. BUT
I MEAN, THEY HAVE TURKEY. THEY
FRESH TO ORDER EVERY TIME. BUT
I MEAN, THEY HAVE TURKEY. THEY that‘s built for dunking CHICKEN SPICE TALK O SI YEAH,
IT ALL SOUNDS GOOD. IT IS
FUNNY HOW HE SAYS HE’S USED TO
LIKE FEEDING ONE OR 2 PEOPLE
OUT OF TIME. WE SAW ABOUT
4050, PEOPLE. YEAH, BUT THESE
ARE ALSO ATHLETES WHO I’M