Day 20

Today had me in a conversation with Sap of Sap's Fine Thai Cuisine. I enjoyed my conversation with Sap for a number of reasons. 

First, during my prospecting walks, I stopped by Sap's restaurant and spoke to one of his managers, and left a note about my project. I followed up again with a call, and left a message with my name and phone number.

But last Thursday, the 4th, while sitting at restaurant and working on a write-up, he called me back. I went over my project, and     We set an appointment for Tuesday, the 9th. I emailed him and called on Monday, the 8th, to confirm.

I read a bit on the restaurant and on Thai cuisine before heading out.

But for the interview itself, Sap was very patient in his answers and willing to share a lot of his personal story. He is originally from Bangkok, Thailand, and has been in Austin for 42 years. In the interview, he shares his journey.

Also, his thoughts on the restaurant business are sincere, choosing honesty with his employees and customers, exercising patience and tolerance with his employees, and striving to make his offerings affordable to customers. 

We made small talk---with sap promising to pass the word around about my blog---and I thanked him, and told him to expect an email with a link to listen to the interview.
Check back here later to take a listen:


Also right before the interview started, I got a call from Kambiz Mokhtari of Pars Deli to reschedule his interview---we moved it to Thursday. 

All in all, a very short day, and I was soon back home to get other things done: review recordings, and send out emails with links to owners to take a listen to their interviews.

On to day 21.