The Knowledge Project #203 · October 15, 2024 · 1h 20m

Erin Wade: The Mac and Cheese Millionaire

Erin Wade — Stanford/Harvard-educated lawyer who left law to open Homeroom, a mac-and-cheese restaurant in Oakland. Developed the 'color system' for handling workplace harassment. Scaling a niche concept.

Highlights

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The color system for workplace harassment

Wade created a simple, actionable system for restaurant staff to categorize and respond to harassment in real time.

Claude ChatGPT Gemini

References

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The Mac & Cheese Millionaire — Erin Wade — Wade's story of leaving law for mac and cheese

Misc

✧Left a law career for a mac-and-cheese restaurant

✧Stanford and Harvard educated

✧Developed a workplace harassment response system adopted by other restaurants