In this inspiring episode of "Eating While Broke," down with the remarkable Mignon Francois, owner of the Cupcake Collection and bestselling author of "Made from Scratch: Finding Success Without a Recipe." Mignon takes us on a journey through her extraordinary life, sharing how she overcame financial hardships and built a million-dollar empire while serving up onion rings to her family. Mignon's story is one of resilience, faith, and unwavering determination. She vividly recounts her humble beginnings, a time when she was struggling to make ends meet, with only $5 in her pocket and a strong desire to change her family's destiny. Join us for an intimate conversation with Mignon Francois, where we discover how she mixed faith, determination, and her secret ingredient for success, creating an empire that is as sweet as her legendary cupcakes. Mignon proves that sometimes, all you need is a conversation with God, pen and paper, and $5 to change your life.



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In this inspiring episode of "Eating While Broke," down with the remarkable Mignon Francois, owner of the Cupcake Collection and bestselling author of "Made from Scratch: Finding Success Without a Recipe." Mignon takes us on a journey through her extraordinary life, sharing how she overcame financial hardships and built a million-dollar empire while serving up onion rings to her family. Mignon's story is one of resilience, faith, and unwavering determination. She vividly recounts her humble beginnings, a time when she was struggling to make ends meet, with only $5 in her pocket and a strong desire to change her family's destiny. Join us for an intimate conversation with Mignon Francois, where we discover how she mixed faith, determination, and her secret ingredient for success, creating an empire that is as sweet as her legendary cupcakes. Mignon proves that sometimes, all you need is a conversation with God, pen and paper, and $5 to change your life.
 
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Hosted by media maven Coline Witt, ‘Eating While Broke’ podcast is a new interview series centered around self-made celebrities, influencers, disruptors and entrepreneurs eating meals they once ate when they were broke. Episodes will also feature guest who are in the mood to recreate some of their favorite low cost meals. EWB guest will introduce the dish, as the dish is revealed to the host, before the chow down begins, while discussing life, some of the their most pivotal moments and more. In this intimate setting the interview begins with a journey of tales from the trenches not matter if you're Eating While Broke or Eating While on a Budget.

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MIGNON FRANCOIS  - Onion Rings to a Million-Dollar Legacy

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In this episode of Eating While Broke, host Coline Witt is joined by special guest Nina Lynn, a seasoned executive, founder of the Wonder Seed Foundation, and a candidate for Congress. They discuss Nina's background, her nonprofit work helping at-risk youth heal from trauma, and her advocacy for meaningful education reform. Nina shares her personal story, including her family's journey as first-generation immigrants and the challenges they faced.

Together, they cook Wonder Seed Wontons, a nostalgic dish from Nina's childhood. Nina also explains her motivation to run for Congress and her vision for bipartisan education legislation and mental health initiatives.

Tune in to learn more about Nina's inspiring journey and delicious wontons!

In this episode of Eating While Broke, host Coline Witt is joined by special guest Nina Lynn, a seasoned executive, founder of the Wonder Seed Foundation, and a candidate for Congress. They discuss Nina's background, her nonprofit work helping at-risk youth heal from trauma, and her advocacy for meaningful education reform. Nina shares her personal story, including her family's journey as first-generation immigrants and the challenges they faced.
Together, they cook Wonder Seed Wontons, a nostalgic dish from Nina's childhood. Nina also explains her motivation to run for Congress and her vision for bipartisan education legislation and mental health initiatives.
Tune in to learn more about Nina's inspiring journey and delicious wontons!

NINA LINH - Sealing Strength with Wontons of Wisdom

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Host Coline Witt welcomes Lakeisha Landrum Pierre, founder and managing partner of Emily Line Venture Capital, for a conversation about venture capital’s influence, the industry’s barriers for women and people of color, and why representation among check-writers matters. Lakeisha cooks a low-cost Colombian coconut rice with raisins inspired by her broke grad school days at Harvard, and shares her background growing up in Los Angeles with deep entrepreneurial family roots in real estate, including the impact of the 2008 crash on Black wealth.

She discusses choosing finance and business after briefly studying theology, the role of education and relationships in her career, and taking on major leadership roles early—such as becoming COO of a $10M ARR e-commerce startup at 20.

Lakeisha outlines how Emily Line Ventures invests in women-led and mixed-gender founding teams, typically at early stages (often around $500K–$1M+ revenue in the current market), and focuses heavily on women’s health areas like maternal health, endometriosis diagnostics and treatments, fertility, menstrual health, and menopause/perimenopause. 

Host Coline Witt welcomes Lakeisha Landrum Pierre, founder and managing partner of Emily Line Venture Capital, for a conversation about venture capital&rsquo;s influence, the industry&rsquo;s barriers for women and people of color, and why representation among check-writers matters. Lakeisha cooks a low-cost Colombian coconut rice with raisins inspired by her broke grad school days at Harvard, and shares her background growing up in Los Angeles with deep entrepreneurial family roots in real estate, including the impact of the 2008 crash on Black wealth.
She discusses choosing finance and business after briefly studying theology, the role of education and relationships in her career, and taking on major leadership roles early&mdash;such as becoming COO of a $10M ARR e-commerce startup at 20.
Lakeisha outlines how Emily Line Ventures invests in women-led and mixed-gender founding teams, typically at early stages (often around $500K&ndash;$1M+ revenue in the current market), and focuses heavily on women&rsquo;s health areas like maternal health, endometriosis diagnostics and treatments, fertility, menstrual health, and menopause/perimenopause.&nbsp;

LAKEISHA LANDRUM PIERRE - From Raisins to Returns

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Host Coline Witt welcomes streamer and content creator Zoe Spencer to an episode of "Eating While Broke," where Zoe cooks her throwback meal: pork and beans with cut-up hot dogs, butter, pepper, and sugar, served with rice (or bread). While cooking, Zoe talks about growing up in a two-parent, middle-class household in Brooklyn with hardworking parents, her early jobs (a supermarket at 16, Burlington through college, and a bank job after graduating in May 2022), and how she was fired from the bank due to a branch shutdown and let go from Burlington for constantly posting her shifts.

Zoe discusses creating staged-but-unscripted blind date videos, transitioning into Twitch, differences between YouTube RPM and Twitch’s real-time subs/donations, and a successful collab with Sexyy Red arranged through her team. She shares that she’s building a mostly Black women-led team, and says her biggest challenge is staying focused and consistent, noting she can stream 8–12+ hours when locked in.

Zoe opens up about streaming feeling less fun and more performative, her desire to pursue acting through classes, self-tapes, and auditions, and her interest in comedy while also wanting challenging roles like horror or serious drama, including a dream project with Regina Hall.  

Host Coline Witt welcomes streamer and content creator Zoe Spencer to an episode of "Eating While Broke," where Zoe cooks her throwback meal: pork and beans with cut-up hot dogs, butter, pepper, and sugar, served with rice (or bread). While cooking, Zoe talks about growing up in a two-parent, middle-class household in Brooklyn with hardworking parents, her early jobs (a supermarket at 16, Burlington through college, and a bank job after graduating in May 2022), and how she was fired from the bank due to a branch shutdown and let go from Burlington for constantly posting her shifts.
Zoe discusses creating staged-but-unscripted blind date videos, transitioning into Twitch, differences between YouTube RPM and Twitch&rsquo;s real-time subs/donations, and a successful collab with Sexyy Red arranged through her team. She shares that she&rsquo;s building a mostly Black women-led team, and says her biggest challenge is staying focused and consistent, noting she can stream 8&ndash;12+ hours when locked in.
Zoe opens up about streaming feeling less fun and more performative, her desire to pursue acting through classes, self-tapes, and auditions, and her interest in comedy while also wanting challenging roles like horror or serious drama, including a dream project with Regina Hall. &nbsp;

ZOE SPENCER - Comfort Food, Uncomfortable Growth

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MIGNON FRANCOIS - Onion Rings to a Million-Dollar Legacy

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