This week we're joined by Jim Nellis - owner of RI Food Fights, a business that hosts a series of fun, friendly competitions between restaurants and food businesses showcasing their culinary goods to hundreds of local food lovers - for a conversation about reinventing yourself, embracing change, rediscovering self worth, and having fun with food. Topics include starting a business from nothing, advantages of being a tech early adopter, being willing to make mistakes, using data to drive your business, brand exposure, and the founder's dilemma. Show Notes It's not good enough to just have a great idea - try it! Selling tickets to an event before you've secured a vendor Starting from scratch by yourself Using analytics to drive your decision making Thinking like an entrepreneur Remembering that you have worth Scaling a business How RI Food Fights has transformed Jim's life Links Follow RI Food Fights on Instagram Like them on Facebook Follow them on Twitter Check out their website Buy a ticket to an event and/or a passport book! Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.