The collaboration started with 15 Chicago area restauranteurs. As word spread about the mission of helping each other navigate through the pandemic, Dey said more than 350 women in 12 cities joined the effort.
“Everyone was dying for connection, everybody was just wanting so much to be connected to each other, to hear each other’s stories and not be so isolated, Deann Bayless, CEO and co-owner of Frontera Hospitality Group and Let’s Talk member, said.
“I joined, then came up with a few ideas, and I see it happen. It makes me feel very fulfilled, like, oh my gosh, they actually listened to what I just said, ” said Mary Aragoni, owner of Saigon Sisters.